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Definition of Analgesia

Analgesia: The inability to feel pain while still conscious. From the Greek an-, without + algesis, sense of pain.

Source: MedTerms™ Medical Dictionary
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2234
Last Editorial Review: 11/13/2004

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