antipyretic

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ pyretic.

Adjective

antipyretic (not comparable)

1. (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

• Burmese: အဖျားဖြတ်ဆေး (my) (a.hpya:hprathce:)
• Catalan: antipirètic
• Czech: protihorečnatý m
• French: antipyrétique (fr)
• German: antipyretisch (de)
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• Greek: αντιπυρετικός (el) (antipyretikós)
• Hungarian: lázcsillapító (hu)
• Polish: przeciwgorączkowy (pl)
• Portuguese: antipirético, antifebril
• Spanish: antipirético (es)

Noun

antipyretic (plural antipyretics)

1. A pharmaceutical that reduces fever; a febrifuge.

Synonyms

• febrifuge

Translations

medication that reduces fever

• Burmese: အဖျားဖြတ်ဆေး (my) (a.hpya:hprathce:)
• Catalan: antipirètic m
• Czech: antipyretikum (cs) n
• French: antipyrétique (fr)
• German: Antipyretikum (de) n, Fiebermittel n
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• Greek: αντιπυρετικό (el) n (antipyretikó)
• Hungarian: lázcsillapító (hu)
• Portuguese: antipirético m, antifebril m
• Spanish: antipirético (es) m
• Volapük: tafifmedin (vo)

Anagrams

• pertinacity