Hypertext Webster Gateway: "anodyne"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Anodyne \An"o*dyne\, n. [L. anodynon. See {Anodyne}, a.]
Any medicine which allays pain, as an opiate or narcotic;
anything that soothes disturbed feelings.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Anodyne \An"o*dyne\ ([a^]n"[-o]*d[imac]n), a. [L. anodynus, Gr.
? free from pain, stilling pain; 'an priv. + ? pain: cf. F.
anodin.]
Serving to assuage pain; soothing.
The anodyne draught of oblivion. --Burke.
Note: ``The word [in a medical sense] in chiefly applied to
the different preparations of opium, belladonna,
hyoscyamus, and lettuce.'' --Am. Cyc.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
anodyne
adj : capable of relieving pain; "the anodyne properties of
certain drugs"; "an analgesic effect" [syn: {analgesic},
{analgetic}]
n : a medicine used in to relieve pain [syn: {analgesic}, {painkiller},
{pain pill}]
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