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febrifuge
feb·ri·fuge F0064000 (fĕb′rə-fyo͞oj′)n. A medication that reduces fever; an antipyretic.adj. Acting to reduce fever.
[Latin febris, fever + -fuge.]febrifuge (ˈfɛbrɪˌfjuːdʒ) n (Medicine) any drug or agent for reducing feveradj (Medicine) serving to reduce fever[C17: from Medieval Latin febrifugia feverfew; see febri-, -fuge] febrifugal adjfeb•ri•fuge (ˈfɛb rəˌfyudʒ)
adj. 1. serving to reduce fever, as a medicine. n. 2. such a medicine or agent. 3. a cooling drink. [1680–90; < French < Late Latin febrifugia plant for curing fever. See febri-, -fuge] febrifugeantipyretic.See also: Disease and Illness
anything for reducing or ending fever; an antiphlogistic; an antipyretic.See also: RemediesThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  febrifuge - any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate feverantipyreticmedicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
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antipyretic [an″te-, an″ti-pi-ret´ik] 1. effective against fever" >fever; called also antifebrile.2. something having this effect, such as a cold pack, aspirin, or quinine; antipyretic drugs dilate the blood vessels near the surface of the skin, thereby allowing more blood to flow through the skin, where it can be cooled by the air. An antipyretic can also increase perspiration, the evaporation of which cools the body. Called also febricide and febrifuge.an·ti·py·ret·ic (an'tē-pī-ret'ik), 1. Reducing fever. Synonym(s): antifebrile, febrifugal2. An agent that reduces fever (for example, acetaminophen, aspirin). Synonym(s): febrifuge [anti- + G. pyretos, fever] febrifuge (fĕb′rə-fyo͞oj′)n. A medication that reduces fever; an antipyretic.adj. Acting to reduce fever.febrifuge noun An older term for an agent which reduces fever; antipyretic.feb·ri·fuge (feb'ri-fyūzh) A substance that reduces fever. [L. febris, fever, + fugo, to put to flight]febrifuge Anything that reduces a fever. From Latin febris , fever and fugare , to drive away.FebrifugeA plant substance that acts to prevent or reduce fever.Mentioned in: Echinaceafebrifuge
Related to febrifuge: expectorantSynonyms for febrifugenoun any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate feverSynonymsRelated Words- medicament
- medication
- medicinal drug
- medicine
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