| acetaminophen |
a drug used to relieve pain and reduce fever but which does not significantly reduce inflammation. |
| acetanilide |
a white crystalline organic powder produced by the effect of acetic acid on aniline and used to relieve pain and fever. |
| acetophenetidin |
a white powder or crystalline solid used to relieve fever and pain; phenacetin. |
| acupressure |
a process or technique intended to relieve pain or cure disease by the application of pressure with the hands to specific parts of the body. [1/2 definitions] |
| acupuncture |
a traditional Chinese practice of pricking certain parts of the body with fine needles to relieve pain or cure disease. [1/2 definitions] |
| allay |
to relieve or mitigate. [1/2 definitions] |
| antidepressant |
any of various drugs used to relieve emotional depression and elevate the spirits. |
| aspirin |
a drug used to relieve pain and reduce symptoms of fever or inflammation. [1/2 definitions] |
| assuage |
to satisfy or appease; relieve. [1/2 definitions] |
| beta blocker |
any of a class of drugs that inhibit the absorption of adrenalin and the activity of the autonomic nervous system, and are used to control the heartbeat and relieve angina and hypertension. |
| break the ice |
to relieve social tensions caused by formality or awkwardness. [1/2 definitions] |
| codeine |
a narcotic opium derivative used to relieve pain or coughing. |
| cold pack |
a treatment involving the application of a cold sheet or ice pack to a patient's body, to reduce swelling or relieve pain. [1/2 definitions] |
| cold tablet |
a non-prescription tablet usually containing an antihistamine and fever-reducing drug, taken to relieve the symptoms of a cold. |
| comforting |
serving or intending to relieve grief, worry, or other distress. [2 definitions] |
| compassion |
a feeling of sharing another's suffering, prompting a desire to relieve that suffering; commiseration; clemency. |
| compress |
a soft pad of gauze or cloth, used to supply moisture, heat, or medication to relieve pain or treat infection. [1/4 definitions] |
| conscience money |
money paid, sometimes anonymously, by one who hopes to atone for previous wrongdoing, in order to relieve the conscience. |
| console1 |
to give comfort in time of loss, defeat, or suffering; relieve grief or disappointment; give solace to. |
| counterirritant |
something that produces a slight local irritation, as of the skin, to counteract or relieve a more serious, general inflammation. |
| disburden |
to unload or relieve (someone or something) of anything burdensome; take a burden from. [1/3 definitions] |