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counterirritation

counterirritation noun: the treatment of one diseased area by acting elsewhere.

Noun

counterirritation (countable and uncountable, plural counterirritations)

  1. The treatment of one diseased area by acting elsewhere.
    Synonyms:
    revulsion

Synonyms of counterirritation

Forms of counterirritation

pluralcounterirritations

Origin of counterirritation

From counter- + irritation.

Questions about counterirritation

What does counterirritation mean?
Counterirritation means the treatment of one diseased area by acting elsewhere.
What part of speech is counterirritation?
Counterirritation is a noun.
What is the plural of counterirritation?
The plural of counterirritation is counterirritations.

Words near counterirritation in the dictionary

  1. counterirritants
  2. counterirritate
  3. counterirritated
  4. counterirritates
  5. counterirritating
  6. counterirritation
  7. counterirritations
  8. counterjab
  9. counterjabs
  10. counterjet
  11. counterjets

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