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counterinflammatory

counterinflammatory adjective: that counters the body's response to inflammation.

Adjective

counterinflammatory (not comparable)

  1. That counters the body's response to inflammation

Origin of counterinflammatory

From counter- + inflammatory.

Questions about counterinflammatory

What does counterinflammatory mean?
Counterinflammatory means that counters the body's response to inflammation.
What part of speech is counterinflammatory?
Counterinflammatory is an adjective.

Words near counterinflammatory in the dictionary

  1. counterindoctrinates
  2. counterindoctrinating
  3. counterindoctrination
  4. counterinduction
  5. counterinductions
  6. counterinflammatory
  7. counterinflation
  8. counterinflationary
  9. counterinfluence
  10. counterinfluenced
  11. counterinfluences

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