painkiller

Noun
  1. A medicine used to relieve pain (synset 102710542)
    is a type of: medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
    subtypes:
    • 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
    • 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
    same as: analgesic, anodyne, pain pill

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