analgesic
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When we look at relaxing paintings, we actually activate our pain analgesic response.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Interestingly, menthol also has high medicinal value due to its analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer effects.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2024
And so there is no analgesic for the moral injury that comes with realizing that Canadian McDonald’s have decided American Big Macs are simply too small for their liking.
From Slate • Sep. 7, 2023
As for pain relief, two studies were conducted to examine the analgesic effect of nostalgia on different levels of pain.
From National Geographic • Jul. 28, 2023
In the vast majority of cases, however, we think it is best to encourage the patient to endure these earlier and lighter pains without resorting to analgesic procedures.
From The Mother and Her Child by Sadler, William S.
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