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an·al·gesia (an′əl jē′zē ə, -sē ə)

noun

a fully conscious state in which a person does not feel painful stimuli

Etymology: ModL < Gr analgēsia < an-, without + algēsia, pain < algos, pain

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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