• (n.) A remedy possessing the property of preventing the return of periodic paroxysms, or exacerbations, of disease, as in intermittent fevers.
An`ti·pe`ri·od'ic noun (Medicine) A remedy possessing the property of preventing the return of periodic paroxysms, or exacerbations, of disease, as in intermittent fevers. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: an′tē-pēr′ē-od′ik Definitions: 1. Preventing the regular recurrence of a disease (malaria) or symptom.
Prevents the periodic recurrence of attacks of a disease; as in malaria. Examples