analgesic
Of or relating to analgesiaOf or relating to analgesia.: Acting to relieve pain; being an analgesic.
» Analgesics may be used if pain is severe.
Meaning
2 sensesOf or relating to analgesia.
Acting to relieve pain; being an analgesic.
analgetisch
анальгети́ческийanalʹgetíčeskij, болеутоля́ющийboleutoljájuščij, обезбо́ливающийobezbólivajuščij
аналгети́чнийanalhetýčnyj, болезаспокі́йливийbolezaspokíjlyvyj, знебо́лювальнийznebóljuvalʹnyj
capable of relieving pain
Unable to feel pain.
Examples
8 sentencesAnalgesics may be used if pain is severe.
The pain didn't weaken with analgesics.
I'm going to give you an injection of an analgesic.
Morphine, an alkaloid found in opium, has powerful analgesic properties.
I need an analgesic.
ruМне нужен анальгетик.
deIch brauche ein Schmerzmittel.
Translations
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Origin
From analgesia (“absence of pain”) + -ic, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “wiFrom analgesia (“absence of pain”) + -ic, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ἄλγησις (álgēsis, “sense of pain”), from ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”). Compare -algia.
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Forms
more analgesic, most analgesic| Comparative | more analgesic Lesson |
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| Superlative | most analgesic Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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