antalgic

From anti- + Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”) + -ic. Compare French antalgique.

antalgic (comparative more antalgic, superlative most antalgic)

1. (medicine) alleviating pain
   • 2007, Craig Liebenson, Rehabilitation of the Spine:

     The supine patient's head rests on a pillow supporting the flexed antalgic position

antalgic (plural antalgics)

1. Any medicine to alleviate pain; an anodyne.
   • 2017, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     Degree of patient satisfaction was noted, as were need of antalgics and duration of treatment with antalgics or anti-inflammatory agents

• “antalgic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

• galactin

Borrowed from French antalgique.

antalgic m or n (feminine singular antalgică, masculine plural antalgici, feminine and neuter plural antalgice)

1. analgesic