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pain·kill·er
(pān′kĭl′ər)n.
An agent, such as an analgesic drug, that relieves pain.
pain′kill′ing adj.
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painkiller
(ˈpeɪnˌkɪlə)n
1. (Medicine) an analgesic drug or agent
2. (Medicine) anything that relieves pain
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pain•kill•er
(ˈpeɪnˌkɪl ər)n.
a drug or treatment that relieves pain, esp. an analgesic.
[1850–55, Amer.]
pain′kill`ing, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  painkiller - a medicine used to relieve pain acetaminophen, Anacin III, Datril, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, Tylenol - an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets) acetanilid, acetanilide, phenylacetamide - a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic acetophenetidin, acetphenetidin, phenacetin - a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic amidopyrine, aminopyrine - a white crystalline substance used as an analgesic and antipyretic acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin, Bayer, Empirin, St. Joseph - the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets codeine - derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve coughing) and an analgesic (to relieve pain) colchicine - an analgesic drug derived from the saffron plant and used to treat gout Fentanyl, Sublimaze - trade names of a narcotic analgesic that can be inhaled and that acts on the central nervous system and may become addictive; used as a veterinary anesthetic and with other drugs before, during, and after surgery; also used as a nonlethal gas to incapacitate people in hostage situations; also abused as a recreational drug Dilaudid, hydromorphone, hydromorphone hydrochloride - a narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease morphia, morphine - an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain pentazocine, Talwin - analgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphine phenazopyridine, Pyridium - analgesic (trade name Pyridium) used to treat urinary tract infections Darvon, propoxyphene, propoxyphene hydrochloride - a mildly narcotic analgesic drug (trade name Darvon) related to methadone but less addictive sodium salicylate - a crystalline salt used as an analgesic and antipyretic |
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painkiller
noun analgesic, drug, remedy, anaesthetic, sedative, palliative, anodyne Try a painkiller such as paracetamol.
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Translations
مُسَكِّنٌمُسَكِّن للأوجاع
lék proti bolesti
smertestillende middel
kipulääkesärkylääke
משכך כאבים
sredstvo protiv boli
fájdalomcsillapító
verkjastillandi lyf
痛み止め鎮静剤
진통제
liek proti bolesti
smärtstillande medel
ยาแก้ปวด
ağrı kesenağrı kesici
thuốc giảm đau
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pain
(pein) noun hurt or suffering of the body or mind. a pain in the chest.
verb to cause suffering or upset to (someone). It pained her to admit that she was wrong.
pained adjective showing or expressing pain. a pained expression.
ˈpainful adjective causing pain. a painful injury.
ˈpainfully adverbˈpainless adjective
without pain. painless childbirth.
ˈpainlessly adverbˈpainkiller noun
a drug etc which lessens or removes pain.
ˈpainstaking (ˈpeinz-) adjective going to great trouble and taking great care. a painstaking student.
a pain in the neck a person who is constantly annoying. People who are always complaining are a pain in the neck.
take pains to take great trouble and care (to do something). He took great pains to make sure we enjoyed ourselves.
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painkiller
→ مُسَكِّنٌ lék proti bolesti smertestillende middel Schmerzmittel παυσίπονο calmante särkylääke analgésique sredstvo protiv boli antidolorifico 痛み止め 진통제 pijnstiller smertestillende middel środek przeciwbólowy analgésico болеутоляющее средство smärtstillande medel ยาแก้ปวด ağrı kesici thuốc giảm đau 止痛药Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
painkiller
n (fam) analgésico (form), calmante m, pastilla para el dolorEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.