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Definition of Painkilling
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Painkilling
Literary usage of Painkilling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Landmines: A Deadly Legacy by Arms Project (Human Rights Watch), Physicians for Human Rights (U.S.) (1993)
"The first-aid was usually extremely rudimentary, consisting of no more than
bandaging the wound and providing comfort and perhaps some painkilling drugs. ..."
2. Land Mines in Angola by Africa Watch Committee (1993)
"... mine victims is usually extremely rudimentary, consisting of no more than
bandaging the wound and providing comfort and perhaps some painkilling drugs. ..."
3. Landmine Monitor Report 1999: Toward a Mine-free World by International Campaign to Ban Land Mines, International Campaign to Ban Landmines (1999)
"The first-aid provided was usually extremely rudimentary, consisting of no more
than bandaging the wound and providing comfort and perhaps some painkilling ..."
4. Praise Blue Skies by Tom White (2003)
"With chronic use, the brain may stop producing endorphins, natural painkilling
chemicals. To feel good and avoid the effects of withdrawal, ..."
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