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ANALGESIA
analgesia
(noun) absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
analgesia (countable and uncountable, plural analgesias)
(medicine) The inability to feel pain
(pharmaceutical drug) Medication that acts to relieve pain
Synonyms
• analgia
Source: Wiktionary
An`al*ge"si*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: Absence of sensibility to pain. Quain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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