antipyretic

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ pyretic.

Adjective

antipyretic (not comparable)

(medicine) That reduces fever; fever-reducing.
- 1999, Otto Appenzeller, The Autonomic Nervous System, →ISBN, page 486:
  The antipyretic action of AVP is limited mainly to its action in a precise location in the ventral septum, though there is some evidence for a similar action in the medial amygdala.

Translations

that reduces fever

Czech: protihorečnatý m
French: antipyrétique (fr)
German: antipyretisch (de)
Greek: αντιπυρετικός (el) (antipyretikós)

Hungarian: lázcsillapító (hu)
Polish: przeciwgorączkowy (pl)
Portuguese: antipirético, antifebril
Spanish: antipirético (es)

Noun

antipyretic (plural antipyretics)

A pharmaceutical that reduces fever; a febrifuge.

Synonyms

febrifuge

Translations

medication that reduces fever

Czech: antipyretikum (cs) n
French: antipyrétique (fr)
German: Antipyretikum (de) n, Fiebermittel n
Greek: αντιπυρετικό (el) n (antipyretikó)

Hungarian: lázcsillapító (hu)
Portuguese: antipirético m, antifebril m
Spanish: antipirético (es) m
Volapük: tafifmedin (vo)

Anagrams

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