Verified corpus entry

analgesia

Reading order

Morphology rail

Construction: Prefix an-, without or lacking; Suffix -algesia, sensitivity to pain; reconstructs analgesia.

  1. 01PRE / Prefix

    an-

    Surface: an

    without or lacking

  2. 02SUF / Suffix

    -algesia

    Surface: algesia

    sensitivity to pain

analgesia

Verified entry

This primary analysis is authored in the local corpus. It is a terminology record, not medical advice.

Corpus context

Authored note

NLM MeSH descriptor D000698 verifies this medical headword; the word-part analysis uses existing source-backed parts.

Reference paths

  • an- — without or lacking
  • -algesia — sensitivity to pain

Provenance

Source ledger

  1. Source 1

    Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean

    National Library of Medicine, NIH

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  2. Source 2

    Download MeSH Data

    National Library of Medicine

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  3. Source 3

    Medical Terminology, 2nd ed., Chapter 16 - Nervous System Terminology

    National Library of Medicine, Open Resources for Nursing

    External link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov; opens in a new tab.

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