allays pain

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• allays — al·lay || É™ leɪ v. relieve; calm; alleviate pain; alleviate fear …   English contemporary dictionary

• analgesic — /an l jee zik, sik/, Med. n. 1. a remedy that relieves or allays pain. adj. 2. of, pertaining to, or causing analgesia. [1870 75; ANALGES(IA) + IC] * * * Drug that relieves pain without blocking nerve impulse conduction or markedly altering… …   Universalium

• anodyne — A compound less potent than an anesthetic or a narcotic but capable of relieving pain. [G. an priv. + odyne, pain] * * * an·o·dyne an ə .dīn adj serving to ease pain anodyne n a drug that allays pain * * * n. any treatment o …   Medical dictionary

• anodyne — anodynic /an euh din ik/, adj. /an euh duyn /, n. 1. a medicine that relieves or allays pain. 2. anything that relieves distress or pain: The music was an anodyne to his grief. adj. 3. relieving pain. 4. soothing to the mind or feelings. [1535… …   Universalium

• anodyne — I. adjective Etymology: Latin anodynos, from Greek anōdynos, from a + odynē pain; probably akin to Old English etan to eat Date: 1543 1. serving to alleviate pain 2. not likely to offend or arouse tensions ; innocuous II. noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Anodyne — An o*dyne, n. [L. anodynon. See {Anodyne}, a.] Any medicine which allays pain, as an opiate or narcotic; anything that soothes disturbed feelings. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• analgesic — an•al•ge•sic [[t]ˌæn lˈdʒi zɪk, sɪk[/t]] n. 1) med pha a remedy that relieves or allays pain 2) med pha of, pertaining to, or causing analgesia • Etymology: 1870–75 …   From formal English to slang

• anodyne — 1 Anodyne, analgesic, anesthetic all denote something used to relieve or prevent pain, all are freely used both substantively and adjectivally, and all have a related noun, anodynia, analgesia, anesthesia, denoting the corresponding state.… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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• Narcotic — Nar*cot ic (n[aum]r*k[o^]t [i^]k), n. (Med.) A drug which, in medicinal doses, generally allays morbid susceptibility, relieves pain, and produces sleep; but which, in poisonous doses, produces stupor, coma, or convulsions, and, when given in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sedative — Sed a*tive, n. (Med.) A remedy which allays irritability and irritation, and irritative activity or pain. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English