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Meanings of painkiller in English

Portuguese
analgésicos
Catalan
anodí

A medicine used to relieve pain.

analgésicos
Usage of painkiller in English
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Either way, with or without painkiller, he tears out his own heart.
The dog said bow-wow
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Headaches and stomach pain were the most common reasons for painkiller use.
Reuters
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Nurofen Plus is a popular painkiller containing codeine that needs no prescription.
Reuters
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There he was given some antihistamine, a painkiller and a small ice-bag.
The Irish Times
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The track vet had bandaged Chase's leg and given him a painkiller.
Happiness key
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Prince died at age 57 of an overdose of the painkiller fentanyl.
Reuters
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Tramadol, the heavy-duty painkiller, is under similar scrutiny in the cycling world.
The Guardian
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One example: the heavily promoted Merck painkiller Vioxx, withdrawn because it caused strokes.
Reuters
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And for painkiller addicts across the world, it's seeing some serious consequences unfold.
News.com.au
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Feeling slightly groggy from the painkiller, I said, A new world.
The Hyperion Cantos
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Prescription painkiller abuse is a growing epidemic in the United States.
Prescription alternatives: hundreds of safe, natural, prescripti...
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Oxycodone is a prescription painkiller best known under the name OxyContin.
Reuters
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I now run a charity dedicated to helping people cope with painkiller addiction.
The Guardian
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By 2004, opioid painkiller abuse deaths outnumbered total deaths involving heroin and cocaine.
Reuters
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The steroid is used as a painkiller, usually for the back.
Reuters
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Hoffman wondered how much painkiller the doctor had pumped into them.
Anvil Gate
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