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(ăn′ō̍-dīn)

Adj.

[L.

anodynus

, Gr. [GREEK] free from pain, stilling pain;

ἀν

priv. + [GREEK] pain: cf. F.

anodin

Serving to assuage pain; soothing.

The

anodyne

draught of oblivion.

Burke.

☞ “The word [in a medical sense] in chiefly applied to the different preparations of opium, belladonna, hyoscyamus, and lettuce.”

Am. Cyc.

Noun.

[L.

anodynon

. See

Adj.

]

Any medicine which allays pain, as an opiate or narcotic; anything that soothes disturbed feelings.

, [Gr. pain.]

Any medicine which allays pain, or causes sleep, as an opiate, paregoric, narcotic, &c.

Adj.

Assuaging pain; causing sleep, or insensibility.