Look up: antipyretic

1. antipyretic
   [adj] - preventing or alleviating fever 2. [n] - any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever
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2. Antipyretic
   Any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever.
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3. Antipyretic
   A substance that can lessen or prevent fever.
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4. antipyretic
   Substance which relieves or reduces fever.
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5. antipyretic
   A substance that can lessen or prevent fever.
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6. Antipyretic
   Antipyretic medicines are used to treat fever. For example, aspirin and paracetamol.
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7. Antipyretic
   Reduces fever. Same as febrifuge or refrigerant.
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8. Antipyretic
   Fever reducing drug.
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9. Antipyretic
   Antipyretic: Something that reduces fever or quells it. There are 3 classes of antipyretic medications that are sold OTC (over-the-counter) without prescription: Salicylates -- aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid), choline salicylate (Arthropan), magnesium salicylate (Arthriten), and sodium salicylate (Sc...
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10. Antipyretic
    An`ti·py·ret'ic adjective (Medicine) Efficacious in preventing or allaying fever. -- noun A febrifuge.
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11. antipyretic
    <pharmacology> An agent that relieves or reduces fever. ... Synonym: antifebrile, antithermic, febrifuge. ... Origin: Gr. Pyretos = fever ... (13 Nov 1997) ...
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12. antipyretic
    adjective preventing or alleviating fever
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13. antipyretic
    febrifuge noun any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever
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14. antipyretic
    (an″te-) (an″ti-pi-ret´ik) effective against fever; called also antifebrile. something that has this effect, such as a cold pack, aspirin, or quinine; antipyretic drugs dilate the blood vessels near the surface of the skin, thereby allowing more blood to flow through the skin, ...
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15. Antipyretic
    • (n.) A febrifuge. • (a.) Efficacious in preventing or allaying fever.
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16. antipyretic
    (from the article `drug`) ...the ability to relieve mild to moderate pain through actions that reduce inflammation at its source. Acetylsalicylic acid, or aspirin, is the most ...
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17. antipyretic
    (anti + Gr. pyretos fever) an agent that relieves or reduces fever. Called also antifebrile, antithermic and febrifuge.
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18. antipyretic
    Type: Term Pronunciation: an′tē-pī-ret′ik Definitions: 1. Reducing fever. 2. An agent that reduces fever (acetaminophen, aspirin). Synonyms: antifebrile, febrifugal
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19. antipyretic
    Any drug, such as aspirin, used to reduce fever
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20. Antipyretic
    `Antipyretics` ; an-tee-pahy-`ret`-iks; from the Greek `anti`, against, and `pyreticus`, (pertaining to fever) are drugs or herbs that reduce work=Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary-->-->Normally, they will not lower body temperature if one does not have a fever. Antipyretics cause the ...
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