Why analgesic is temed with "anal"? Can anyone explain to me?

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Why analgesic is temed with "anal"? Can anyone explain to me?

2007-12-25 16:35:30 · 4 answers · asked by washington 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases

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Algesia is a root having to do with pain. The prefix "a-" means "without", or if the word starts with a vowel, "an-" is the prefix. So: an-algesia = without pain.

2007-12-25 16:53:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

Like many seemingly connected words in English, anal and analgesic (analog, analysis, etc.) come from different roots. English is a conglomeration of several major languages and a few minor ones.

2007-12-26 00:44:55 · answer #2 · answered by TitoBob 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Why is "analog"?
It has nothing to do with "anal". It's just how it is spelled.

2007-12-26 00:41:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

the prefix -an- means "without"

2007-12-26 00:42:46 · answer #4 · answered by mnw1989 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋