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Analgesic vs Nociception - What's the difference?

analgesic | nociception |

As nouns the difference between analgesic and nociception

is that analgesic is analgesic while nociception is the physiological process underlying the sensation of pain.

As an adjective analgesic

is analgesic.

analgesic

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain without inducing unconsciousness.
  • * 2004 , Jocoby, David B. and Youngson, R. M., Encyclopedia of Family Health , Marshall Cavendish, pg. 137:
    • I am taking an analgesic . Is it safe to drink alcholic beverages?
  • * 2010 , Associated Press staff, Cadence signs option to buy Incline] ([http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9GFT6CO0.htm original copy), Bloomberg Businessweek:
    • Incline makes Ionsys, a potential analgesic for adult inpatients requiring opioid pain treatment after surgery.

    Hyponyms

    * See also

    References

    * " Analgesics]". [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html MeSH 2010 , National Library of Medicine.

    See also

    * painkiller

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (medicine) Of or relating to analgesia; anodyne.

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "analgesic")

    References

    * *

    Anagrams

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    nociception

    English

    (wikipedia nociception)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The physiological process underlying the sensation of pain.

    • Related terms

    * nociceptor

    References

    * OED 2nd edition 1989 * '>citation