antipyretic

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Adjective

antipyretic

1. (medicine) That reduces fever; fever-reducing.
   • 1999, Otto Appenzeller, The Autonomic Nervous System, ISBN 0444825460, p. 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 (cs) m
• French: antipyrétique (fr)
• German: antipyretisch (de)

• Polish: przeciwgorączkowy (pl)
• Spanish: antipirético (es)

Noun

antipyretic (plural antipyretics)

1. 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
• Spanish: antipirético (es) m

Anagrams

• pertinacity