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語源

From pain +‎ killer.

発音

• IPA: /ˈpeɪnˌkɪlə(ɹ)/

名詞

painkiller (plural painkillers)

1. (pharmacology) A drug that numbs the pain in the body.

   Synonyms: PK (initialism, informal), analgesic (noun)

   Near-synonym: analgesia

   • 2012 November 15, Maxwell Newfield, “Prescription drug deaths: Two stories”, in CNN‎:

     While taking one pill and dying is rare, dying accidentally after using painkillers inappropriately is common. […] The prescription painkiller Emily Jackson took is a respiratory depressant that slows breathing. That in combination with the alcohol, another respiratory depressant, overwhelmed her brain, which stopped giving her heart and lungs the signal to keep functioning.

関連する語

参考

• analgesic (adjective)

Further reading

• painkiller on Wikipedia.Wikipedia