Definition
An analgesic is a medicine that reduces or removes pain without causing you to lose consciousness. As an adjective, it describes something that relieves pain.
Etymology
From Greek 'an-' meaning 'without' and 'álgos' meaning 'pain'. It came into English through medical Latin, where doctors used it to describe substances that took pain away.
Kelly Says
Once you see 'an-' (without) + 'algia' (pain), you’ll recognize it in words like 'neuralgia' (nerve pain) or 'fibromyalgia'. Medical words often reuse the same Greek building blocks, so learning a few roots unlocks a lot of vocabulary.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አናልጂስቲክ
a-na-lhi-tik
BNবাংলা
বেদনা নাশক
be-dha-na nash-ak
CACatalà
analèsic
a-na-lhè-sik
CSČeština
analgetikum
a-na-lhe-ti-kum
DADansk
smertestillende
smær-te-stil-ende
DEDeutsch
Analgetikum
a-na-lhe-ti-kum
ELΕλληνικά
αναλγητικό
a-na-lhi-ti-ko
ESEspañol
analgesico
a-na-lhe-zi-ko
FISuomi
kivunlievittäjä
ki-vun-lie-vit-tä-jä
FRFrançais
analgesique
a-na-lhe-zi-k
GUGU
દુઃખનિવારક
dukh-ni-vā-rak
HAHA
analgesik
a-na-lhe-zik
HEעברית
משכך כאב
ma-sh-kach ka-ev
HIहिन्दी
दर्द निवारक
dard ni-vā-rak
HUMagyar
fájdalomcsillapító
fájdalom-chi-llap-í-tó
IDBahasa Indonesia
analgesik
a-na-lhe-zik
IGIG
analgesik
a-na-lhe-zik
ITItaliano
analgesico
a-na-lhe-zi-ko
KKKK
анальгетик
a-na-lhe-tik
KMKM
ថ្នាំជំនួយពីការឈឺ
thnam chumnouy pheak chhuh
MRMR
वेदना निवारक
ve-dha-na ni-vā-rak
MSBahasa Melayu
analgesik
a-na-lhe-zik
MYမြန်မာ
နာပျောက်ဆေး
na-pyauk-hsay
NLNederlands
pijnstiller
pīn-stil-er
NONorsk
smertestillende
smær-te-stil-ende
PAPA
ਦਰਦ ਨਿਵਾਰਕ
dard ni-vā-rak
PLPolski
przeciwbólowy
p-she-tsi-bu-lo-vi
PTPortuguês
analgesico
a-na-lhe-zi-ko
RORomână
analgezic
a-na-lhe-zik
RUРусский
анальгетик
a-na-lhe-tik
SVSvenska
smärtstillande
smär-tsti-lande
SWKiswahili
dawa ya kupunguza maumivu
dā-wa ya ku-pu-ngu-za mā-u-mi-vu
TAதமிழ்
வலிநீக்கி
va-li-nīk-ki
TEతెలుగు
నొప్పి నివారణి
no-pi ni-vā-ra-ni
THไทย
ยาทำให้ไม่รู้สึกเจ็บ
ya tham hai mai ru-suk jep
TLTL
pampapawi ng kirot
pam-pa-pa-wi ng ki-rot
TRTürkçe
analjezik
a-na-lhe-zik
UKУкраїнська
анальгетик
a-na-lhe-tik
URاردو
درد کا علاج
dard ka ilāj
VITiếng Việt
thuốc giảm đau
thuốc giảm đau
YOYO
analgesik
a-na-lhe-zik
ZUZU
analgesik
a-na-lhe-zik