Relating to or producing relief from pain; pain-relieving.
From Greek anti- 'against' + algesis 'sense of pain' (from algos 'pain'). The suffix -ic marks it as an adjective. This is a variant or older form of 'analgesic' with the prefix more transparently shown.
This is essentially an older or more literal version of 'analgesic'—you can actually see the Greek anti- 'against' and algesis 'pain' combined, while analgesic hides the same meaning under a slightly different spelling. Following etymology is like solving ancient word puzzles.
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