/ ˌænəlˈdʒiːziə; NAmE -ʒə/ noun
[ U ] ( medical ) the loss of the ability to feel pain while still conscious
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from Greek analgēsia painlessness, from an- not + algein feel pain.
/ ˌænəlˈdʒiːziə; NAmE -ʒə/ noun
[ U ] ( medical ) the loss of the ability to feel pain while still conscious
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from Greek analgēsia painlessness, from an- not + algein feel pain.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005