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Title Analgesia
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
an·al·ge·sia
 \\ˌa-nəl-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
English Etymology
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:ziENAmE -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
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an·al·ge·sia
\ˌanəlˈjēzēə, -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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