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antianalgesia

antianalgesia noun: the ability of certain endogenous chemicals (notably cholecystokinin and neuropeptide Y) to counter the effects of exogenous analgesics (such as morphine) or endogenous pain-inhibiting neurotransmitters and modulators.

Noun

antianalgesia (uncountable)

  1. The ability of certain endogenous chemicals (notably cholecystokinin and neuropeptide Y) to counter the effects of exogenous analgesics (such as morphine) or endogenous pain-inhibiting neurotransmitters and modulators.

Origin of antianalgesia

From anti- + analgesia.

Words formed from antianalgesia

  • antianalgesic

Questions about antianalgesia

What does antianalgesia mean?
Antianalgesia means the ability of certain endogenous chemicals (notably cholecystokinin and neuropeptide Y) to counter the effects of exogenous analgesics (such as morphine) or endogenous pain-inhibiting neurotransmitters and modulators.
What part of speech is antianalgesia?
Antianalgesia is a noun.

Words near antianalgesia in the dictionary

  1. antianaemia
  2. antianaemic
  3. antianaemics
  4. antianaesthetic
  5. antianaesthetics
  6. antianalgesia
  7. antianaphylactic
  8. antianaphylaxis
  9. antianaplastic
  10. antianaplastics
  11. antianarchic

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