Dictionary

antipyretic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌæntɪpaɪˈɹɛtɪk/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From anti- + pyretic.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) That reduces fever.
   • Hailed as a general remedy against fevers, it spurred hot debate among seventeenth-century medical professionals, especially in England. The bark, which includes among other active ingredients quinine, has a mild antipyretic effect and a far stronger impact in cases of malaria. 2001, Margaret Humphreys, Malaria: Poverty, Race, and Public Health in the United States:
   • 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. 1999, Otto Appenzeller, The Autonomic Nervous System, →ISBN, page 486:

Synonyms

febrifugal · antifebrile · antifever · alexipyretic

Translations (30)

hi ज्वरघ्न (that reduces fever) · fi kuumetta vähentävä (that reduces fever) · el αντιπυρετικός (that reduces fever) · bn জ্বরঘ্ন (that reduces fever) · fi antipyreettinen (that reduces fever) · pl przeciwgorączkowy (that reduces fever) · sv febernedsättande (that reduces fever) · da feberstillende (that reduces fever) · pt antipirético (that reduces fever) · it antipiretico (that reduces fever) · mr ज्वरघ्न (that reduces fever) · fr antipyrétique (that reduces fever) · pt antifebril (that reduces fever) · nn feberstillande (that reduces fever) · de fiebersenkend (that reduces fever) · ca antipirètic (that reduces fever) · nb feberstillende (that reduces fever) · de antipyretisch (that reduces fever) · cs protihorečnatý (that reduces fever) · gu જ્વરઘ્ન (that reduces fever) · da febernedsættende (that reduces fever) · es antipirético (that reduces fever) · nn febernedsetjande (that reduces fever) · nb febernedsettende (that reduces fever) · my အဖျားဖြတ်ဆေး (that reduces fever) · hu lázcsillapító (that reduces fever) · uk жарозни́жувальний (that reduces fever) · eo antifebra (that reduces fever) · nl koortswerend (that reduces fever) · as জ্বৰঘ্ন (that reduces fever)

antipyretic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌæntɪpaɪˈɹɛtɪk/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From anti- + pyretic.

Meanings

1. A medicine that reduces fever; a febrifuge.

Forms

Synonyms

alexipyretic · antifebrile

Translations (22)

cmn 退燒藥 /退烧药 (medicine that reduces fever) · my အဖျားဖြတ်ဆေး (medicine that reduces fever) · fi kuumelääke (medicine that reduces fever) · fr antipyrétique (medicine that reduces fever) · es antipirético (medicine that reduces fever) · ko 해열제 (medicine that reduces fever) · ja 解熱剤 (medicine that reduces fever) · el αντιπυρετικό (medicine that reduces fever) · ru антипире́тик (medicine that reduces fever) · pt antifebril (medicine that reduces fever) · pl środek przeciwgorączkowy (medicine that reduces fever) · fi antipyreetti (medicine that reduces fever) · ja 解熱薬 (medicine that reduces fever) · ca antipirètic (medicine that reduces fever) · cs antipyretikum (medicine that reduces fever) · ar خافض للحرارة (medicine that reduces fever) · it antipiretico (medicine that reduces fever) · de Antipyretikum (medicine that reduces fever) · pt antipirético (medicine that reduces fever) · vo tafifmedin (medicine that reduces fever) · hu lázcsillapító (medicine that reduces fever) · de Fiebermittel (medicine that reduces fever)