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an⋅ti⋅phlo⋅gis⋅tic

[an-tee-floh-jis-tik, an-tahy-] Medicine/Medical, Pharmacology
–adjective
1. acting against inflammation or fever.
–noun
2. an antiphlogistic agent.

Origin:
1735–45; anti- + phlogistic
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an·ti·phlo·gis·tic   (ān'tē-flə-jĭs'tĭk, ān'tī-)   
adj.  Reducing inflammation or fever; anti-inflammatory.
an'ti·phlo·gis'tic n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: an·ti·phlo·gis·tic
Pronunciation: -fl&-'jis-tik
Function: adjective or noun
: ANTI-INFLAMMATORY
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antiphlogistic an·ti·phlo·gis·tic (ān'tē-flə-jĭs'tĭk, ān'tī-)
adj.
Reducing inflammation or fever; anti-inflammatory.

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