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Definition of analgesia noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

analgesia

noun
 
/ˌænəlˈdʒiːziə/
 
/ˌænəlˈdʒiːʒə/
[uncountable] (medical)
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  1. the loss of the ability to feel pain while still conscious
    Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Greek analgēsia ‘ painlessness’, from an- ‘not’ + algein ‘feel pain’.
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