Medicine. Of a medicine or remedy: held to act by altering processes within the body, esp. as opposed to causing excretion or evacuation; designating…
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| 释义 | the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicines used to affect nutrition > [adjective] (10) alterativea1400 Medicine. Of a medicine or remedy: held to act by altering processes within the body, esp. as opposed to causing excretion or evacuation; designating… altering?c1425 Medicine. = alterative, adj. 1. Now historical. alleotical1657 = alterative, adj. 1. alterant1678 Medicine. = alterative, adj. 1. Now historical. alleotic1853 = alterative, adj. 1. Cf. alleotical, adj. Subcategories:— stimulating the appetite (1) — suppressing the appetite (4) |
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