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Counterirritant

Counterirritant Meaning & Definition
Counterirritant Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Counterirritant?

[n] a medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation

Synonyms | Synonyms for Counterirritant:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Counterirritant: adjuvant | antacid | antidote | buffer | carminative | counteractant | counteractive | counteragent | emmenagogue | expectorant | hormone | maturative | neutralizer | nullifier | offset | preventative | preventive | prophylactic | remedy | vasodilator | vitamin

See Also | medicament | medication | medicinal drug | medicine

Counterirritant In Webster's Dictionary

\Coun"ter*ir`ri*tant\ (-?r"r?-tant), n.,

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