analgesia
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(an″ăl-jē′zh(ē-)ă)

[Gr. analgēsia, painlessness]
1. Absence of a normal sense of pain.
2. The relief of pain, as with medications such as anesthetic drugs.
3. The administration of a pain reliever.
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(an″ăl-jē′zh(ē-)ă)

[Gr. analgēsia, painlessness]
1. Absence of a normal sense of pain.
2. The relief of pain, as with medications such as anesthetic drugs.
3. The administration of a pain reliever.
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