analgesia

(an″ăl-jē′zh(ē-)ă)

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[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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