What does "febrifuge" mean?

Synonym of antipyretic (“a fever-reducing medication”).

How do you pronounce "febrifuge"?

Pronounced //ˈfɛbɹɪfjuːd͡ʒ//.

Common synonyms include: antipyretic, cooling therapy, fever reducer, fever remedy, fever suppressant, nonpharmacological fever management.

/ˈfɛbɹɪfjuːd͡ʒ/ noun

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Noun

1
Synonym of antipyretic (“a fever-reducing medication”).
"...therein it differs not from the mode of operation, which we observe in the famous peruvian febrifuge."
2
any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever wordnet

"I will prescribe a febrifuge to you."

From French fébrifuge, from Latin febrifugus. Doublet of feverfew. Source of -fuge.