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contrastimulant, n. (a.) Med.|ˌkɒntrəˈstɪmjʊlənt| [ad. It. contrastimolante, Rasori.] 1. n. A medicine that acts in opposition to a stimulant, or that reduces the force of the vital actions.
1831J. Davies Manual Mat. Med. 359 The Italian physicians consider it as a powerful contra-stimulant. 1882Syd. Soc. Lex. s.v. Contrastimulus, According to the doctrine of Rasori..all really useful remedies are comprised in the classes stimulants and contrastimulants. 2. attrib. or adj.
1881Lincoln tr. Trousseau & Pidoux' Treat. Therap. II. 19 They say that bleeding neutralizes..the contra-stimulant effects of the emetic. |