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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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