n
(medicine) Decreased response to stimuli.
n
(pathology) hyperaesthesia, especially that affects the hands or feet
n
(medicine) severe pain in the extremities
n
The scientific study of pleasure and pain responses.
n
(medicine) sensitivity to pain
adj
Relating to the level of hypersensitivity to pain.
n
(medicine) The measurement of sensitivity to pain.
n
(medicine) Perception or sensation of pain.
adj
Producing or having relation to pain.
adj
(medicine) Inducing pain.
n
The medical treatment of pain as practiced in Greece and Turkey.
n
Pain produced by innocuous stimulation of normal skin.
adj
Of or pertaining to allodynia.
adj
Alternative form of analeptic (“restoring or stimulating health”) [That restores or stimulates health.]
n
Alternative form of analgene [An antipyretic and analgesic, derived from quinoline and mainly used to treat rheumatism and neuralgia.]
v
(medicine) To apply or administer analgesia to.
adj
(of a person, etc) Unable to feel pain.
v
To reduce pain by use of an analgesic.
n
(medicine) state of painlessness, absence of pain
adj
Of or relating to analgia.
n
The administration of an analgesic together with a sedative.
n
An analgesic sedative (or such a mixture)
adj
(medicine, obsolete) styptic
n
(medicine) Remission of disease symptoms.
adj
Causing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity.
adj
Alternative form of anesthetic [Causing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity.]
adj
(medicine, obsolete, rare) Soothing; helping to relieve a malady.
n
(pharmacology) any medicine or other agent that relieves pain
n
(historical) A kind of necklace supposed to have medicinal properties, particularly for teething children.
n
(medicine) The absence of pain in a previously painful region.
adj
In the way of an anodyne, relating to relief from pain.
n
(medicine, rare) Alternative form of analgesia [(medicine) The inability to feel pain.]
n
(uncommon) Alternative form of analgesic [(pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. (Contrast anesthetic.)]
adj
(medicine) alleviating pain
n
(biochemistry) The ability of certain endogenous chemicals (notably cholecystokinin and neuropeptide Y) to counter the effects of exogenous analgesics (such as morphine) or endogenous pain-inhibiting neurotransmitters and modulators.
adj
Alternative form of antihyperalgesic [(pharmacology) Serving to counter hyperalgesia]
n
(neurology) Reduced sensitivity to pain.
n
Any substance that inhibits nociception.
n
Alternative form of antiodontalgic [(rare) A remedy for toothache.]
n
(medicine) The reduction of anxiety by means of sedation or hypnosis
n
The use of white noise or music to reduce the pain of medical procedures such as dental treatment.
adj
Relating to causalgia.
n
(medicine) An analgesic that also has an adjuvant property
n
(medicine) A rare inborn disorder, the sufferers of which cannot feel pain.
n
(pathology) The diminution of symptoms of a disease
n
(medicine) The sudden disappearance of inflammation.
n
(medicine) The unit of measurement for pain.
n
(chiropractic) Abnormal afferent input as a result of joint restriction that involves a functional decrease in the activity of large diameter mechanoreceptor afferent fibers and a simultaneous functional increases in the activity of nociceptive afferent nerve fibers.
n
(medicine) A condition caused by lesions of the nervous system that causes abnormal sensations such as burning, wetness, or itching.
n
(medicine, obsolete) A morbid habit of body, resulting in general discomfort and impatience.
n
Alternative form of dysthymic [A person diagnosed with dysthymia, or dysthymic depression.]
adj
Of or relating to the conversion between equivalent doses of analgesics.
n
Alternative form of erythrodysesthesia [(pathology) A form of erythema induced by chemotherapy.]
adj
Obsolete spelling of eupneic [Characterized by eupnea; possessing healthy breathing.]
adj
Alternative form of hypoalgesic [Of or pertaining to hypoalgesia.]
n
diminished sensitivity to pain
adj
Exhibiting or relating to hypalgia.
n
(medicine) An increased sensitivity to pain, which in one form is caused by damage to nociceptors in the body's soft tissues.
adj
Of or pertaining to hyperalgesia.
adj
Exhibiting, or relating to, hypergeusia.
n
(physiology) An increased level of nociception
adj
Of, pertaining to, or affected by hyperosmia.
n
(medicine) An abnormally exaggerated response to a painful stimulus
adj
Having, or pertaining to, hyperthymia.
adj
Alternative form of hypoesthesic [Exhibiting or relating to hypoesthesia.]
adj
Alternative form of hyppish [(dated) Affected with hypochondria; hypped; melancholy.]
n
A decreased sensitivity to painful stimuli.
adj
Of or pertaining to hypoalgesia.
n
Obsolete form of hypochondriac. [A person affected with hypochondria.]
adj
Analgesic, able to reduce pain or suffering.
n
(medicine, pathology) Long-term symptoms or sequelae (such as extreme fatigue, shortness of breath, or brain fog), following a COVID-19 infection, which persist after the virus is no longer active.
n
(medicine, pathology) A gradual recovery from disease (opposed to crisis).
n
(archaic) Alternative form of nepenthes (“a drug that relieves one of emotional pain, grief or sorrow”). [A drug mentioned in Homer's Odyssey (c. 8th century B.C.E.) as bringing relief from anxiety or grief; hence, any drug or substance seen as bringing welcome forgetfulness or relief.]
n
A state of sedation and pain control induced for a medical procedure by a combination of opioids and neuroleptics.
n
Any drug that induces neuroleptanalgesia.
n
A nociceptive effector (nerve)
adj
Alternative form of nociceptive. [(physiology) Relating to the perception or sensation of pain.]
n
(physiology) The physiological process underlying the sensation of pain.
adj
(physiology) Relating to the perception or sensation of pain.
n
(medicine) Pain caused by potentially harmful stimuli that are detected by nociceptors around the body.
n
(anatomy) A sensory receptor that sends signals that cause the perception of pain in response to a potentially damaging stimulus.
adj
(biology) Describing a response to pain or discomfort
n
The physiological perception of pain.
n
An insufficient level of analgesia
adj
Alternative form of opioidergic [That operates on the opioid system in the body or brain.]
n
(pharmacology) A cure for otalgia.
n
Alternative spelling of painkiller [(pharmacology) A drug that numbs the pain in the body.]
n
(medicine) The alleviation of pain, typically by means of medication.
n
Alternative form of pain score [A measure of the pain felt by, or observed in, a patient]
n
A pronociceptive condition
adj
Preceding or leading to nociception, the perception of pain.
n
analgesia combined with sedation
n
(medicine) The alleviation of spasms
adj
(of a dosage etc) Insufficient to cause cancer
adj
(of a dosage) Insufficient to cause nephritis
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