antipyretic

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ pyretic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌæntɪpaɪˈɹɛtɪk/
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Adjective

antipyretic (not comparable)

  1. (pharmacology) That reduces fever.
    Synonyms: (obsolete) alexipyretic, antifebrile, antifever, febrifugal
    • 1999, Otto Appenzeller, The Autonomic Nervous System, →ISBN, page 486:
      The antipyretic action of AVP is limited mainly to its action in a precise location in the ventral septum, though there is some evidence for a similar action in the medial amygdala.
    • 2001, Margaret Humphreys, Malaria: Poverty, Race, and Public Health in the United States:
      Hailed as a general remedy against fevers, it spurred hot debate among seventeenth-century medical professionals, especially in England. The bark, which includes among other active ingredients quinine, has a mild antipyretic effect and a far stronger impact in cases of malaria.

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Noun

antipyretic (plural antipyretics)

  1. (pharmacology) A medicine that reduces fever; a febrifuge.
    Synonyms: (obsolete) alexipyretic, antifebrile

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