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antalgic

antalgic adjective: alleviating pain.

Adjective

antalgic (comparative more antalgic, superlative most antalgic)

  1. alleviating pain
    • The supine patient's head rests on a pillow supporting the flexed antalgic position2007, Craig Liebenson, Rehabilitation of the Spine

Noun

antalgic (plural antalgics)

  1. Any medicine to alleviate pain; an anodyne.
    • Degree of patient satisfaction was noted, as were need of antalgics and duration of treatment with antalgics or anti-inflammatory agents2017, (Please provide the book title or journal name)

Forms of antalgic

Adjective
comparativemore antalgic
superlativemost antalgic
Noun
pluralantalgics

Origin of antalgic

From anti- + Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”) + -ic. Compare French antalgique.

Questions about antalgic

What does antalgic mean?
Antalgic means alleviating pain.
What part of speech is antalgic?
Antalgic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near antalgic in the dictionary

  1. Antakya
  2. antalarmin
  3. antalgesia
  4. antalgesic
  5. antalgesics
  6. antalgic
  7. antalgics
  8. antalkali
  9. antalkaline
  10. antalkalis
  11. Antalya

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