Associations to the word «Analgesic»

Wiktionary

ANALGESIC, noun. (pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain without inducing unconsciousness.
ANALGESIC, adjective. (medicine) Of or relating to analgesia; anodyne.

Dictionary definition

ANALGESIC, noun. A medicine used to relieve pain.
ANALGESIC, adjective. Capable of relieving pain; "the anodyne properties of certain drugs"; "an analgesic effect".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats