Meaning of ANALGESIC

Pronunciation:			`anl'jeesik
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a medicine used in to relieve pain [adj]  capable of relieving pain; "the anodyne properties of certain drugs"; "an analgesic effect"
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	Synonyms:		analgetic, anodyne, anodyne, moderating, pain pill, painkiller
	See Also:		acetaminophen, acetanilid, acetanilide, acetophenetidin, acetphenetidin, acetylsalicylic acid, amidopyrine, aminopyrine, Anacin III, aspirin, Bayer, codeine, colchine, Darvon, Datril, Dilaudid, Empirin, hydromorphone, hydromorphone hydrochloride, medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine, morphia, morphine, Panadol, pentazocine, phenacetin, Phenaphen, phenazopyridine, phenylacetamide, propoxyphene, propoxyphene hydrochloride, Pyridium, sodium salicylate, Talwin, Tempra, Tylenol
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		A drug used to relieve pain.
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		acetanilide, acetophenetidin, acetylsalicylic acid, alcohol, alleviating, alleviative, amobarbital sodium, Amytal, Amytal pill, anesthetic, anodyne, aspirin, assuasive, balmy, balsamic, barb, barbiturate, barbiturate pill, benumbing, black stuff, blue, blue angel, blue devil, blue heaven, blue velvet, calmant, calmative, cathartic, chloral hydrate, cleansing, codeine, codeine cough syrup, Darvon, deadening, Demerol, demulcent, depressant, depressor, dolly, Dolophine, dope, downer, drug, dulling, easing, emollient, goofball, H, hard stuff, heroin, hop, horse, hypnotic, junk, knockout drop, knockout drops, laudanum, lenitive, liquor, lotus, Luminal, Luminal pill, M, meperidine, methadone, Mickey Finn, mitigating, mitigative, morphia, morphine, narcotic, Nembutal, Nembutal pill, numbing, opiate, opium, pacifier, pain killer, pain-killer, pain-killing, palliative, paregoric, pen yan, phenacetin, phenobarbital, phenobarbital sodium, purgative, purple heart, Pyramidon, quietener, quietening, rainbow, red, relieving, remedial, scag, secobarbital sodium, Seconal, Seconal pill, sedative, shit, sleeper, sleep-inducer, sleep-inducing, sleeping draught, sleeping pill, smack, sodium salicylate, sodium thiopental, softening, somnifacient, somniferous, soother, soothing, soothing syrup, soporific, stunning, stupefying, subduing, tar, tranquilizer, tranquilizing, Tuinal, Tuinal pill, turps, white stuff, yellow, yellow jacket