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pain
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n.
1.
physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury:
she's in great pain
those who suffer from back pain.
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a feeling of marked discomfort in a particular part of the body:
he had severe pains in his stomach |
chest pains.
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mental suffering or distress:
the pain of loss.
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(also pain in the neck or vulgar slang pain in the ass) [in sing.] inf.
an annoying or tedious person or thing:
she's a pain.
2. (pains)
careful effort; great care or trouble:
she took pains to see that everyone ate well
he is at pains to point out that he isn't like that.
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v. [tr.]
cause mental or physical pain to:
it pains me to say this
her legs had been paining her.
∎ [intr.]
(of a part of the body) hurt:
sometimes my right hand would pain.
PHRASES:
for one's pains inf.
as an unfairly bad return for efforts or trouble:
he was sued for his pains.
no pain, no gain
suffering is necessary in order to achieve something.
on
(or under) pain of
the penalty for disobedience or shortcoming being:
all persons are commanded to keep silent on pain of imprisonment.
ORIGIN: Middle English (in the sense ‘suffering inflicted as punishment for an offense’): from Old French peine, from Latin poena ‘penalty,’ later ‘pain.’
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Pain Management; Overview.
Newspaper article from: NWHRC Health Center - Pain Management; 9/12/2008; 700+ words
; Pain is one of the most common human experiences. Yet pain has never been fully accepted as a medical problem. One reason may be because pain is a subjective and highly individualized experience. You can measure pain even though you can't touch...
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Pain management teaching guide can help meet JCAHO standards.
Newspaper article from: Homecare Quality Management; 7/1/2000; 700+ words
; Pain management teaching guide can help meet JCAHO...has devised a three-page patient guide to pain management. The guide is handed out to each...what their rights are with regard to their pain. The tool also discusses ways to relieve...
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Pain management: nurses in jeopardy.(ONLINE EXCLUSIVE)
Magazine article from: Oncology Nursing Forum; 9/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; Knowledge of pain physiology, assessment, treatment, and management...in February 2008 revealed some staggering numbers. * Pain in the search engine pulls 200,000,000 hits. * Pain treatment produces 8,490,000 hits. * Pain symptoms...
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Assessing pain in persons with dementia.
Magazine article from: MedSurg Nursing; 6/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...dementia physiologically experience less pain than do other older adults. Rather than being less sensitive to pain, cognitively-impaired elders may fail...painful, are often less able to recall their pain, and may not be able to verbally communicate...
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Pain assessment: the cornerstone to optimal pain management.
Magazine article from: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings; 7/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; Pain assessment is critical to optimal pain management interventions. While pain is a highly subjective experience, its management necessitates objective standards of care. The WILDA approach to pain assessment--focusing on words to describe...
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Pain Therapeutics Conference.
M2 Presswire; 4/24/2002; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-24 April 2002-SMI: Pain Therapeutics Conference (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:23042002 Pain Therapeutics Conference 10th & 11th...asp The following is an overview for the Pain Therapeutics event. Critical Issues in...
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'Pain in the ICU' report suggests comprehensive approach.
Newspaper article from: NewsRx Health & Science; 4/26/2009; 700+ words
; Managing pain in the ICU is an ongoing and significant challenge for the...new reports suggest that taking a comprehensive approach to pain management may be the key to managing pain in the ICU and even decreasing the incidence of preventable...
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Pain Undertreated Because Of Fear Of Addiction, Ignorance Of Need.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Pain & Central Nervous System Week; 11/19/2001; 700+ words
; ...Effective treatment is available for most chronic pain, but because of a lack of comprehensive pain management training for physicians and the fear that a patient will become addicted to pain killing drugs, chronic pain is often undertreated...
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Pain and the lesbian body. (Conversation).(Interview)
Magazine article from: The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide; 7/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...have each had pronounced experiences with pain which have punctuated our ongoing conversations...relationship between our experiences of pain and our sexual identity, this conversation...When I was enduring lots of physical pain and trying to cope with it, I looked to...
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Chronic Pain: Biomedical and Spiritual Approaches.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Families, Systems & Health; 12/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; Chronic Pain: Biomedical and Spiritual Approaches By...10.1037/1091-7527.24.4.470 Pain is a universal experience. It impacts all...regardless of age, race, or gender. Acute pain is protective and communicates injury or...
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Pain Management
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence
Pain management Definition Pain management covers a number of methods to prevent, reduce, or stop pain sensations. These include the use of medications; physical methods such as ice and physical therapy; and psychological methods. Purpose...
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Pain
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Pain Definition Pain is an unpleasant feeling that is conveyed to the brain by sensory neurons...discomfort signals actual or potential injury to the body. However, pain is more than a sensation, or the physical awareness of pain; it also...
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Pain disorder
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Pain disorder Definition Pain disorder is one of several somatoform disorders described in the revised...condition or as a direct effects of a substance, such as a drug. Pain in one or more anatomical sites is the predominant complaint and is...
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Central Pain Syndrome
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
...pain experienced in central pain syndrome include sensations...sensitivity to painful stimuli; pain brought on by normally unpainful...electric shock – like pains; tingling, pins-and-needles...stinging, numbness, or burning pain; sense of painful abdominal...
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Neck Pain
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Neck pain Description Neck pain is a nonspecific symptom of discomfort that has a number of possible causes. Depending on the cause, neck pain may be experienced as limited to the neck itself (localized), or...
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