Antipyretic

//ˌæntɪpaɪˈɹɛtɪk// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A medicine that reduces fever; a febrifuge.
  2. 2
    any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    That reduces fever. not-comparable

    "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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    preventing or alleviating fever wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
alexipyreticalexipyreticantacidantibioticantifebrileantifebrile

Example

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"Pyrexia is but a sign of the intensity of the activities of the infective agent, and by artificially reducing the body heat we really do not lessen the virulence of the poison, as shown by the rise of the temperature again as soon as the action of the antipyretic subsides."

Etymology

From anti- + pyretic.

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