Rubefacient
/ɹu.bəˈfeɪ.ʃənt/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 a medicine for external application that produces redness of the skin wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Making red.
Example
More examples"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”).