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alexipharmic
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a·lex·i·phar·mic
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əˌlɛk
səˈfɑr
mɪk
/
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Medicine/Medical
adjective
1.
warding off poisoning or infection; antidotal; prophylactic.
noun
2.
an alexipharmic agent, especially an internal antidote.
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the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle; the shinbone
of or pertaining to the throat or neck.
a bone in the human leg extending from the pelvis to the knee, that is the longest, largest, and strongest in the body; thighbone.
the outer, nonvascular, nonsensitive layer of the skin, covering the true skin or corium.
the flat, movable bone at the front of the knee; kneecap.
the largest tarsal bone, forming the prominence of the heel.
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Origin:
1665–75;
obsolete
alexipharm
(
ac
) antidote (<
Greek
alexiphármakon,
equivalent to
alexi-
averter (
see
alexin
) +
phármakon
poison, drug) +
-ic
;
see
pharmacy
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alexipharmic
(əˌlɛksɪˈfɑːmɪk)
—
adj
1.
acting as an antidote
—
n
2.
an antidote
[C17: from Greek
alexipharmakon
antidote, from
alexein
to avert +
pharmakon
drug]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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