Note: "The word [in a medical sense] in chiefly applied to the different preparations of opium, belladonna, hyoscyamus, and lettuce." Am. Cyc.
ANODYNE
An"o*dyne, n. Etym: [L. anodynon. See Anodyne, a.]
Defn: Any medicine which allays pain, as an opiate or narcotic; anything that soothes disturbed feelings.
ANODYNOUS
An"o*dy`nous, a.
Defn: Anodyne.
ANOETIC
An`o*et"ic, a. [Gr. unthinkable; priv. + perceptible, thinkable.]
1. Unthinkable. [Rare]
2. (Psychol.) Not subject to conscious attention; having an indefinite, relatively passive, conscious being; characteristic of the "fringe" or "margin" of consciousness.
Presentation considered as having an existence relatively independent
of thought, may be called sentience, or anoetic consciousness.
Thought and sentience are fundamentally distinct mental functions.
G. F. Stout.
ANOIL
A*noil", v. t. Etym: [OF. enoilier.]