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3 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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