NOUN | artifact | antipyretic, febrifuge | any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever |
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ADJECTIVE | all | antipyretic | preventing or alleviating fever |
Meaning | preventing or alleviating fever. | |
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Opposite | pyretic | Causing fever |
Spanish | antipirético, apirético, febrífugo | |
Catalan | apirètic | |
Nouns | antipyretic | any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever |
Meaning | Any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever. | |
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Synonym | febrifuge | |
Broader | medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
Spanish | antipirético, febrífugo | |
Catalan | antipirètic, febrífug, febrífugo | |
Adjectives | antipyretic | preventing or alleviating fever |
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