antipyretic
/ˌæntɪpaɪˈɹɛtɪk/
antipyretic adjective: that reduces fever.
Adjective
antipyretic (not comparable)
- That reduces fever.
- 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
- 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
- Synonyms:
- alexipyretic, antifebrile, antifever, febrifugal
Noun
antipyretic (plural antipyretics)
- A medicine that reduces fever; a febrifuge.
- Synonyms:
- alexipyretic, antifebrile
antipyretic meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
antipyretic in Hindi
- that reduces fever
- ज्वरघ्न jvaraghna
antipyretic in Tamil
- காய்ச்சலடக்கி, காய்ச்சல் குறைப்பி, உடல் வெப்பம் தணிப்பி, காய்ச்சல் முரணி, காய்ச்சல் அகற்றும் மருந்து, காய்ச்சல் அகற்றும் தன்மையுடைய
antipyretic in Marathi
- that reduces fever
- ज्वरघ्न jvaraghna
antipyretic in Urdu
- دافع بُخار, تَپ روک
More languagesFewer languages
- antipyretic in Bengali
- জ্বরঘ্ন joroghno
- antipyretic in Gujarati
- જ્વરઘ્ન jvaraghna
- antipyretic in Assamese
- জ্বৰঘ্ন zoroghno
- antipyretic in Arabic
- خافض للحرارة
- antipyretic in Myanmar
- အဖျားဖြတ်ဆေး a.hpya:hprathce:
Synonyms of antipyretic
Forms of antipyretic
| plural | antipyretics |
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Origin of antipyretic
From anti- + pyretic.
Questions about antipyretic
- What does antipyretic mean?
- Antipyretic means that reduces fever.
- What is antipyretic in Hindi?
- Antipyretic in Hindi is ज्वरघ्न (jvaraghna). See Antipyretic meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is antipyretic?
- Antipyretic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce antipyretic?
- Antipyretic is pronounced /ˌæntɪpaɪˈɹɛtɪk/.
Words near antipyretic in the dictionary
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