analgesia

noun

an·​al·​ge·​sia ˌa-nᵊl-ˈjē-zh(ē-)ə 

-zē-ə

: insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

Examples of analgesia in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It’s currently authorized for use during operations to help personalize analgesia dosing to the patient’s actual requirement. —Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 11 Apr. 2023

Their findings indicated that Delta9-THCP had similar effects to Delta9-THC at about half the dose, including analgesia (pain relief), hypomotility (slowing of movement), catalepsy (trance-like state), and decreased rectal temperature. —Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2023

The new study claims that endocannabinoids are involved in non-opioid placebo analgesia. —Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2011

Kappa receptors also have recently become more promising targets for analgesia. —Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 11 May 2018

Acid Trip Stein’s accidental late-’80s discovery of a connection between analgesia and inflammation opened a new pathway to pain treatment. —Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 11 May 2018

Also, the higher the BAC, the greater the analgesia. —Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 4 May 2017

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Greek analgēsía "lack of feeling, insensibility," from an- an- + álgēsis "sense of pain" (from algē-, variant stem of algéō, algeîn "to feel pain, suffer" — derivative of álgos "pain," of uncertain origin — + -sis -sis) + -ia -ia entry 1, probably formed after análgētos "insensible to pain"

First Known Use

circa 1706, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

analgesia

noun

an·​al·​ge·​sia ˌan-ᵊl-ˈjē-zhə 

-z(h)ē-ə

: loss of the ability to feel pain while awake

analgesic

-ˈjē-zik

-sik

adjective or noun

Medical Definition

analgesia

noun

an·​al·​ge·​sia ˌan-ᵊl-ˈjē-zhə, -z(h)ē-ə 

: insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness