Acesodyne

/ˌæsɪˈsoʊdaɪn/ noun

A medicinal substance or preparation that relieves or reduces pain; an analgesic or pain-relieving medicine.

From Greek 'akos' (remedy, cure) combined with 'odyne' (from 'odyne,' meaning pain). The term was constructed in the 19th century using classical Greek roots to name a class of pharmaceutical compounds designed to ease suffering.

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