analgesic C2 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˌænəlˈdʒiːsɪk/ UK /ˌæn.l̩ˈd͡ʒiː.zɪk/ See IPA manual Freq #64673 Meanings 1 noun Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. (Contrast anesthetic.) I am taking an analgesic. Is it safe to drink alcoholic beverages? Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · any medicine, such as... analgesicanodyneantalgicpainkillerpk Word family Derived forms analgesicallyanalgesizecoanalgesicequianalgesicnonanalgesic Etymology From analgesia (“absence of pain”) + -ic, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ἄλγησις (álgēsis, “sense of pain”), from ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”). Compare -algia. Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # analgesic **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌænəlˈdʒiːsɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌæn.l̩ˈd͡ʒiː.zɪk/ **Frequency rank:** 64673 ## Meanings 1. Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. (Contrast anesthetic.) ## Examples - I am taking an analgesic. Is it safe to drink alcoholic beverages? ## Synonyms - analgesic - anodyne - antalgic - painkiller - pk ## Derived Forms - analgesically - analgesize - coanalgesic - equianalgesic - nonanalgesic ## Etymology From analgesia (“absence of pain”) + -ic, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ἄλγησις (álgēsis, “sense of pain”), from ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”). Compare -algia. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown