analgesia

noun

an·​al·​ge·​sia ˌa-nᵊl-ˈjē-zh(ē-)ə 

-zē-ə

: insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

Examples of analgesia in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ensure the appropriate medications to manage analgesia and anxiety are available and that the team members assisting during the procedure are qualified and available. —Pamela Assid, Verywell Health, 21 July 2025

Multimodal analgesia uses a combination of at least two medications or anesthetic techniques, each relieving pain through distinct mechanisms. —Heather Margonari, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2024

Although the optimal number of drug combinations for multimodal analgesia is unknown, using four different types of pain medication vs two or three may better help to achieve this goal. —New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024

The researchers found no difference in the use of two or three modes of analgesia, only in four or more modes, Faraday said. —Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Greek analgēsía "lack of feeling, insensibility," from an- an- + álgēsis "sense of pain" (from algē-, variant stem of algéō, algeîn "to feel pain, suffer" — derivative of álgos "pain," of uncertain origin — + -sis -sis) + -ia -ia entry 1, probably formed after análgētos "insensible to pain"

First Known Use

circa 1706, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for analgesia

• anaesthesia
• anesthesia
• dyskinesia
• paresthesia
• amnesia
• atresia
• babesia
• hyperalgesia
• hyperesthesia

Kids Definition

analgesia

noun

an·​al·​ge·​sia ˌan-ᵊl-ˈjē-zhə 

-z(h)ē-ə

: loss of the ability to feel pain while awake

analgesic

-ˈjē-zik

-sik

adjective or noun

Medical Definition

analgesia

noun

an·​al·​ge·​sia ˌan-ᵊl-ˈjē-zhə, -z(h)ē-ə 

: insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness