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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
        1
        Either way, with or without painkiller, he tears out his own heart.
        The dog said bow-wow
        2
        Headaches and stomach pain were the most common reasons for painkiller use.
        Reuters
        3
        Nurofen Plus is a popular painkiller containing codeine that needs no prescription.
        Reuters
        4
        There he was given some antihistamine, a painkiller and a small ice-bag.
        The Irish Times
        5
        The track vet had bandaged Chase's leg and given him a painkiller.
        Happiness key
        6
        Prince died at age 57 of an overdose of the painkiller fentanyl.
        Reuters
        7
        Tramadol, the heavy-duty painkiller, is under similar scrutiny in the cycling world.
        The Guardian
        8
        One example: the heavily promoted Merck painkiller Vioxx, withdrawn because it caused strokes.
        Reuters
        9
        And for painkiller addicts across the world, it's seeing some serious consequences unfold.
        News.com.au
        10
        Feeling slightly groggy from the painkiller, I said, A new world.
        The Hyperion Cantos
        11
        Prescription painkiller abuse is a growing epidemic in the United States.
        Prescription alternatives: hundreds of safe, natural, prescripti...
        12
        Oxycodone is a prescription painkiller best known under the name OxyContin.
        Reuters
        13
        I now run a charity dedicated to helping people cope with painkiller addiction.
        The Guardian
        14
        By 2004, opioid painkiller abuse deaths outnumbered total deaths involving heroin and cocaine.
        Reuters
        15
        The steroid is used as a painkiller, usually for the back.
        Reuters
        16
        Hoffman wondered how much painkiller the doctor had pumped into them.
        Anvil Gate
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