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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary an·al·ge·sia \\ˌa-n əl-ˈjē-zh(ē-)ə, -zē-ə\\ noun ETYMOLOGY New Latin, from Greek analgēsia, from an- + algēsis sense of pain, from algein to suffer pain, from algos pain
DATE circa 1706
: insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness • an·al·ge·sic \\-ˈjē-zik, -sik\\ adjective or noun• an·al·get·ic \\-ˈje-tik\\ adjective or noun
analgesia "absence of pain," 1706, medical L., from Gk. analgesia "painlessness, insensibility," from analgetos "without pain, insensible to pain" (also "unfeeling, ruthless"), from an- "not" + algein "to feel pain" (see analgesic).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 analgesia an·al·gesia / 7AnEl5dVi:ziE; NAmE -VE / noun[U] (medical 医) the loss of the ability to feel pain while still conscious 痛觉缺失
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: para-analgesia an·al·ge·sia\ˌan əlˈjēzēə, -jēzhə\ noun( -s) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek analgēsia, from an- + algēsis sense of pain + -ia: insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
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