Terms Related to Antinociceptive Agents

• Anesthetic Agents

  Agents that are capable of inducing a total or partial loss of sensation, especially tactile sensation and pain. They may act to induce general anesthesia, ...

• Epidural Analgesia

  The relief of pain without loss of consciousness through the introduction of an analgesic agent into the epidural space of the vertebral canal. It is ...

• Menstruation-Inducing Agents

  Chemical compounds that induce menstruation either through direct action on the reproductive organs or through indirect action by relieving another condition of which amenorrhea is ...

• Anxiolytic Agents

  Agents that alleviate anxiety, tension, and neurotic symptoms, promote sedation, and have a calming effect without affecting clarity of consciousness or neurologic conditions. Some are ...

• General Anesthetics

  Agents that induce various degrees of analgesia; depression of consciousness, circulation, and respiration; relaxation of skeletal muscle; reduction of reflex activity; and amnesia. There are ...

• Intercalative Compounds

  Agents that are capable of inserting themselves between the successive bases in DNA, thus kinking, uncoiling or otherwise deforming it and therefore preventing its proper ...

• Anesthesia Recovery Period

  The period of emergence from general anesthesia, where different elements of consciousness return at different rates.