painkiller
a drug, treatment, or anything else that relieves pain, especially an analgesic.
Origin of painkiller
1Other words from painkiller
- painkilling, adjective
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How to use painkiller in a sentence
In their suit, Justice Department lawyers contend Walmart executives set up a system that turned its 5,000 in-store pharmacies into one of the country’s biggest suppliers of highly addictive opioid painkillers.
In this case, Turner’s son wanted to see her so he could refill his prescription for painkillers.
Doctor at Center of Vaccine Scandal Accused of Overprescribing Opioids | Will Huntsberry | December 16, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoPatients still needed infusions and relied on painkillers, mostly opioids, to manage episodes of intense, often debilitating pain.
Science Might Finally Have a Fix for This Rare Blood Disorder | Nick Fouriezos | December 15, 2020 | OzyMembers of the Sackler family own and formerly directed Purdue Pharma, which introduced the powerful opioid painkiller OxyContin in 1996.
Sacklers—who made $11 billion off opioid crisis—to pay $225 million in damages | Beth Mole | October 22, 2020 | Ars TechnicaWhen you hear about people using, and dying from, heroin — an illegal drug — you might think of them as a different category of drug user than the people who take legal prescription painkillers.
The Opioid Tragedy, Part 1: “We’ve Addicted an Entire Generation” (Ep. 402) | Stephen J. Dubner | January 16, 2020 | Freakonomics
His arthritic knees are at their worst, despite the endless shots of painkiller.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAmong the states with the most painkiller prescriptions per person, Alabama, Tennessee, and West Virginia were the top three.
Painkiller Overdoses Kill More Than One American Every Hour | Abby Haglage | July 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTZohydro is the new FDA-approved painkiller that some doctors think the FDA had no business approving.
The FDA-approved painkiller is raising red flags in medical circles and consumer protection groups.
Zohydro, a New Pill 10 Times Stronger Than Vicodin, Raises Questions About Pain and Addiction | Rachel Bronstein | April 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDr. Garg arrived to confirm the procedure and ask if I had any questions, and the anesthesiologist ordered a painkiller.
A New Hysterectomy Procedure Eliminates Massive Scarring and Long Recovery Time. So Why Aren’t More Doctors On Board? | Heather Wilson | March 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTStuffed himself till his hide was stretched as tight as a sausage skin, and then howled for painkiller.
Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son | George Horace LorimerGordon found one tablet of painkiller left in the bottle and swallowed it with the dregs of the coffee.
Police Your Planet | Lester del Reypainkiller would come next; after that, if need be, would come libations of red ink.
In the Brooding Wild | Ridgwell CullumHe once had some painkiller administered to him by Tom Sawyer.
The Librarian at Play | Edmund Lester Pearson"I guess you'll do well enough without any painkiller," he said to himself.
Satan Sanderson | Hallie Erminie Rives
British Dictionary definitions for painkiller
/ (ˈpeɪnˌkɪlə) /
an analgesic drug or agent
anything that relieves pain
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