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I am not sure what the formal medical definition of "analgesia" is. is it something that is designed to ease pain or can it also include something that is used to treat a medical condition that may have the side-effect of easing pain?
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Pain: Analgesic meds reduce pain. No other direct benefit.
Answered 1/5/2019
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