Analgesic

·        Analgesic -      a medicine used to relieve pain     

·        Anodyne,       pain pill, painkiller

·        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

·        Adj.1.analgesic -      capable of relieving pain; "the anodyne properties of certain drugs"; "an analgesic effect"

·        Analgetic,   Anodyne

·        Moderating -    lessening in intensity or strength