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analgesic

n.
US //ˌænəɫˈdʒisɪk// UK //ˌænɐldʒˈiːzɪk// anal·gesic
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Origin

From 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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