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Analgesic |
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analgesic /an·al·ge·sic/ (-je´zik) 1. relieving pain. 2. pertaining to analgesia. 3. an agent that relieves pain without causing loss of consciousness. narcotic analgesic opioid a. nonsteroidal antiinflammatory analgesic (NSAIA) see under drug. opioid analgesic any of a class of compounds that bind with the opioid receptors in the central nervous system to block the perception of pain or affect the emotional response to pain, including opium and its derivatives.
Analgesic A medication that relieves pain without causing loss of consciousness. Over-the-counter analgesics include aspirin and NSAIDs. analgesic, adj 1. pain relieving. n 2. medication used to manage mild to moderate pain, usually by acting on the central nervous system. analgesic (an adj (analgetic), 1. the property of a drug that enables it to raise the pain threshold (e.g., nitrous oxide). n 2. an analgesic may be classified in one of two groups: an analgesic that blocks the sensory neural pathways of pain (e.g., xylocaine) or an analgesic that acts directly on the thalamus to raise the pain threshold. analgesic 1. relieving pain. 2. pertaining to analgesia. 3. a drug that relieves pain. See also opium, morphine, methadone, meperidine, pentazocine lactate, propoxyphene, diethylthiambutene hydrochloride. analgesic antagonist used for the control of excessive reaction to or overdosing with the narcotic analgesics. See also nalorphine, naloxone. analgesic nephropathy papillary necrosis due to local ischemia resulting from the antiprostaglandin effect of aspirin, phenylbutazone and phenacetin. non-narcotic analgesic includes salicylate, acetanilid, acetophenetidin, phenylbutazone, dipyrone, meclofenamic acid, indometacin, naproxen, flunixin meglumine, xylazine. |
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She adds that if these results extend to people, doctors may eventually
want to take women's menstrual phases into account when determining
dosages for analgesic drugs. -branded injectable product portfolio of
anesthetic and analgesic drugs, part of a larger partnership between the
two drug companies. Introduced by Dubuisson and Dennis in 1977, the formalin test is
used widely to evaluate analgesic drugs, and it is well known as an
animal model of tonic inflammatory pain. |
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