analgesia

== English == === Alternative forms === antalgesia (rare) === Etymology === From New Latin analgēsia, from Ancient Greek ἀναλγησίᾱ (analgēsíā, “want of feeling, insensibility”), from ἀνάλγητος (análgētos), from ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἀλγέω (algéō, “feel bodily pain, suffer”) + -τος (-tos, adjectival suffix). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌæn.əlˈd͡ʒiː.zi.ə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæn.əlˈd͡ʒiː.ʒə/, /ˌæn.əlˈd͡ʒiː.ʒi.ə/, /ˌæn.əlˈd͡ʒiː.zi.ə/ Rhymes: -iːʒə === Noun === analgesia (countable and uncountable, plural analgesias) (medicine) The inability to feel pain. Synonym: analgia epidural analgesia (medicine) A process of temporarily reducing the ability to feel pain; the provision of this service. Synonym: pain relief Coordinate term: anaesthesia (loosely, metonymic, often proscribed) A medication that performs this action: one that relieves pain. Synonym: analgesic Coordinate terms: anesthetic; anesthesia (likewise proscribed in such metonymic usage) apply an analgesia ==== Usage notes ==== Analgesia (feeling no pain) is inherently related to anesthesia (feeling no stimulus at all, or almost none), and accordingly, the drug classes of analgesics and anesthetics overlap, with some shared members, although most pain relievers preserve sensation. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== algesia antalgesic ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== painkiller ==== References ==== “analgesia”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “analgesic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. “analgesia”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “analgesia”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == Finnish == === Etymology === Internationalism (see English analgesia), ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀναλγησία (analgēsía). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑnɑlɡesiɑ/, [ˈɑ̝nɑ̝lˌɡe̞s̠iɑ̝] Rhymes: -esiɑ Syllabification(key): a‧nal‧ge‧si‧a Hyphenation(key): anal‧ge‧sia === Noun === analgesia analgesia ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “analgesia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀναλγησία (analgēsía, “want of feeling, insensibility”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [analˈɡesia̯] Hyphenation: anal‧gé‧sia === Noun === analgésia (plural analgesia-analgesia) (medicine) analgesia: the inability to feel pain ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “analgesia”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀναλγησία (analgēsía). === Noun === analgesia f (plural analgesie) analgesia == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧nal‧ge‧si‧a === Noun === analgesia f (plural analgesias) (medicine) analgesia (absence of the sense of pain) Synonym: analgia === Further reading === “analgesia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “analgesia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /analˈxesja/ [a.nalˈxe.sja] Rhymes: -esja Syllabification: a‧nal‧ge‧sia === Noun === analgesia f (plural analgesias) (medicine) analgesia (absence of the sense of pain) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “analgesia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025