analgesic
adjectivetécnico/ɐ.nal.ʒɨˈzi.ku/medium
a·nal·gé·si·co
Definition
Substance or medication that relieves or eliminates pain.
Paracetamol is a common analgesic for mild pain.
The doctor prescribed a stronger analgesic for the chronic pain.
Common collocations
oral analgesictopical analgesicanalgesic effecttake an analgesic
Etymology
Do grego 'an-' (sem) + 'álgēsis' (dor) + sufixo '-ico'.