Having the quality of relieving or soothing pain; capable of reducing discomfort or distress.
From Greek an- (without) + odyne (pain) + -ic (adjectival suffix). Adjective form of anodyne.
The word 'anodynic' appears throughout classical medical texts describing everything from alcohol to bloodletting—physicians were confident these were helpful even when they actually just made patients feel numb!
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