🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

analgésico

Pronunciation / Transliteration: analhésiko

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Analgesic/ˌæn.əlˈdʒiː.zɪk/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El médico recetó un analgésico para el dolor."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A drug or substance that relieves pain.

    "The doctor prescribed an analgesic to help manage the patient's chronic pain."
  2. 2

    Any agent that reduces sensitivity to pain.

    "Over-the-counter analgesics like ibuprofen are commonly used for headaches."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'analgesic' originates from the Greek roots 'an-' meaning 'without' and 'algos' meaning 'pain'. It was first used in the medical context in the early 19th century to describe substances that relieve pain without causing loss of consciousness.

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