n. The absence of the sense of pain while remaining conscious.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Absence of sensibility to pain.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In pathology, the incapacity of feeling pain in a part, although the tactile sense may be more or less preserved. Also called analgia.
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n. absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness
Word Usage
"With respect to acupuncture analgesia-and the term analgesia not anaesthesia should be used-may I most emphatically state that it does work, and it works very well."