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analgesia

/ˌæn.əlˈd͡ʒiː.ʒə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.37 in modern English

Syllables
anal-ge-sia
IPA
/ˌæn.əlˈd͡ʒiː.ʒə/
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The inability to feel pain.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A process of temporarily reducing the ability to feel pain; the provision of this service.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A medication that performs this action: one that relieves pain.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

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).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: analgēsia, ἀναλγησίᾱ

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌæn.əlˈd͡ʒiː.ʒə/
  • British English: /ˌæn.əlˈd͡ʒiː.zi.ə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

analgesias (plural) antalgesia (alternative)

Derived Forms

analgesic antianalgesia audioanalgesia cryoanalgesia electroanalgesia oligoanalgesia

Phrases

congenital analgesia

Frequently Paired Words

algesia antalgesic painkiller anaesthesia anesthetic anesthesia

Synonyms

analgia pain relief analgesic

Rhymes With

indonesia tunisia amnesia polynesia micronesia magnesia freesia synaesthesia promnesia

Questions

How do you pronounce analgesia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæn.əlˈd͡ʒiː.ʒə/.
What does analgesia mean?
The inability to feel pain.
Where does analgesia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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