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

Therefore, in emergency medical situations requiring opioid analgesia, alternative pain-management strategies may be necessary. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Mar. 2026

This happens due to a process known as placebo analgesia. — Ava Erickson, Outside, 7 Nov. 2025

Use of Emergency Severity Index 2 reduces time to first analgesia in sickle cell disease vaso-occlusive crisis. — Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025

Ensure the appropriate medications to manage analgesia and anxiety are available and that the team members assisting during the procedure are qualified and available. — Pamela Assid, Verywell Health, 21 July 2025

Multimodal analgesia uses a combination of at least two medications or anesthetic techniques, each relieving pain through distinct mechanisms. — Heather Margonari, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2024

Black patients were 29% less likely than white patients to receive multimodal analgesia using a combination of four drugs. — New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024

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" — + -sis -sis) + -ia -ia entry 1, probably formed after análgētos "insensible to pain" — more at -algia

First Known Use

circa 1706, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for analgesia

• anaesthesia
• anesthesia
• dyskinesia
• paresthesia
• amnesia
• atresia
• babesia
• hyperalgesia
• hyperesthesia

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