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analgesia

an·al·ge·si·a [ ànn'l jzee ə, ànn'l jə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. unawareness of pain: the lack of sensibility to pain while somebody is conscious

2. pain control: treatment to control pain

[Early 18th century. Via modern Latin< Greek analgēsia "lack of feeling, insensibility" < algeein "feel pain" < algos "pain"]

an·al·get·ic [ ànn'l jéttik ] adjective
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