| a. | 1. | (Med.) serving to reduce the sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness. |
| n. | 1. | (Med.) a medication which serves to reduce the sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness. Aspirin and acetaminophen (Tylenol) are commonly used non-prescription analgesics. |
| Noun | 1. | analgesic - a medicine used to relieve pain |
| Adj. | 1. | analgesic - capable of relieving pain; "the anodyne properties of certain drugs"; "an analgesic effect" |
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