Synonym for corrective ... 1. Counteracting, modifying, or changing what is injurious. ... 2. A drug that modifies or corrects an undesirable or injurious effect of another drug. ... Synonym: corrigent. ... Origin: L. Cor-rigo (conr-), pp. -rectus, to set right, fr. Rego, to keep straight ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Cor'ri·gent noun [ Latin corrigens , present participle of corrigere to correct.] (Medicine) A substance added to a medicine to mollify or modify its action. Dunglison. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/164