analgesia
noun
- process of becoming pain insenitive, or state of being so
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌæn.əlˈd͡ʒiː.zi.ə/ / /ˌæn.əlˈd͡ʒiː.ʒə/ / /ˌæn.əlˈd͡ʒiː.ʒi.ə/
noun
Etymology: From New Latin analgēsia, from Ancient Greek ἀναλγησίᾱ (analgēsíā, “want of feeling, insensibility”), from ἀνάλγητος (análgētos), from ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἀλγέω (algéō, “feel bodily pain, suffer”) + -τος (-tos, adjectival suffix).
- The inability to feel pain.
“epidural analgesia”
- A process of temporarily reducing the ability to feel pain; the provision of this service.
“This office procedure is quick and straightforward, but it does require some analgesia.”
- A medication that performs this action: one that relieves pain.
“apply an analgesia”
“She was able to take analgesia orally.”