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anodyne

4 ENTRIES FOUND:

1an·o·dyne

adj \ˈa-nə-ˌdīn\

Definition of ANODYNE

1
: serving to alleviate pain
2
: not likely to offend or arouse tensions : innocuous

Examples of ANODYNE

  1. <the otherwise anodyne comments sounded quite inflammatory when taken out of context>

Origin of ANODYNE

Latin anodynos, from Greek anōdynos, from a- + odynē pain; probably akin to Old English etan to eat
First Known Use: 1543

Other Pharmacology Terms

cathartic, emetic, emollient, liniment, paregoric, poultice, purgative, soporific, spectrum

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