Rubefacient

//ɹu.bəˈfeɪ.ʃənt// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A substance for topical application that produces redness of the skin, e.g. by dilating the capillaries.

    "The symptoms had diminished for a time, under the employment of rubefacients and cathartics; but the pain in the left side of the thorax returned in the evening of the 29th."

  2. 2
    a medicine for external application that produces redness of the skin wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Making red.

Synonyms

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bloomblushcoloringflushglowhectic

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"The symptoms had diminished for a time, under the employment of rubefacients and cathartics; but the pain in the left side of the thorax returned in the evening of the 29th."

Etymology

From Latin rubefaciens, present participle of rubefacere (“to make red”).

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