PAINKILLER

analgesic, anodyne, painkiller, pain pill

(noun) a medicine used to relieve pain

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

painkiller (plural painkillers)

(pharmaceutical drug) A drug that numbs the pain in the body.

Synonyms

• PK (initialism, informal)

Source: Wiktionary



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