Definition of "analgesic"

analgesic

/ˌæn.l̩ˈd͡ʒiː.zɪk/

noun
plural analgesics
1. (pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. (Contrast anesthetic.)
  Quotations
  I am taking an analgesic. Is it safe to drink alcoholic beverages?
  2004, Jocoby, David B. and Youngson, R. M., Encyclopedia of Family Health‎, Marshall Cavendish, page 137
  Incline makes Ionsys, a potential analgesic for adult inpatients requiring opioid pain treatment after surgery.
  2010, Associated Press staff, Cadence signs option to buy Incline (original copy), Bloomberg Businessweek
adjective
comparative more analgesic, superlative most analgesic
1. (pharmacology) Of or relating to analgesia; anodyne.
  1. (of medicine) Acting to relieve pain; being an analgesic.
  2. (of a person, etc) Unable to feel pain.
    Quotations
    With the exception of the foot and a small area over the malar bone, the entire left side of the body is analgesic and anaesthetic. This extends to the exact median line of the body, including the left half of the tongue, nose and chin, […]
    1896, Philadelphia General Hospital, Reports: Collected Reprints, page 138
    (I find that he is analgesic and anaesthetic; evidently he is in a state of passive somnambulism.)E. A. Did you feel anybody touch you?K. No. There's no one near me. (He continues laughing and talking. […] )
    1924, Maurice Walter Keatinge, Suggestion in Education