Antipyresis's
ti adjective
1.
checking or preventing fever.
noun
2.
an antipyretic agent.
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antipyretic (ˌæntɪpaɪˈrɛtɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | preventing or alleviating fever |
| —n | |
| 2. | an antipyretic remedy or drug |
| antipyresis | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
antipyretic
"reducing fever; that which reduces fever," 1680s, from anti- + Gk. pyretos "fever."
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Medical Dictionary
antipyretic an·ti·py·ret·ic (ān'tē-pī-rět'ĭk, ān'tī-)
n.
An agent that reduces or prevents fever. Also called antifebrile, antithermic. adj.
Reducing or preventing fever.
an'ti·py·re'sis (-rē'sĭs) n.
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