English > painkiller: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | A medicine used to relieve pain. |
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| Synonyms | analgesic, anodyne, pain pill |
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| Narrower | Fentanyl, Sublimaze | trade names of a narcotic analgesic that can be inhaled and that acts on the central nervous system and may become addictive |
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| acetaminophen, Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, Anacin III | An analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation |
| acetanilide, acetanilid, 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 |
| aminopyrine, amidopyrine | A white crystalline substance used as an analgesic and antipyretic |
| aspirin, acetylsalicylic acid, Bayer, Empirin, St. Joseph | The acetylated derivative of salicylic acid |
| codeine | Derivative of opium |
| colchicine | An analgesic drug derived from the saffron plant and used to treat gout |
| hydromorphone hydrochloride, hydromorphone, Dilaudid | A narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain |
| morphine, morphia | An alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium |
| 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 |
| propoxyphene, propoxyphene hydrochloride, Darvon | 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 |
| Broader | medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
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| Spanish | analgésico, anodino |
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| Catalan | analgèsic, anodí, calmant |
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