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Definition of analgesia noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

analgesia

noun

NAmE//ˌænlˈdʒiʒə//

, NAmE//ˌænlˈdʒiziə//

[uncountable] (medical)

the loss of the ability to feel pain while still conscious

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