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counterirritant

[ koun-ter-ir-i-tuhnt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Medicine/Medical. an agent for producing inflammation in superficial tissues to relieve pain or inflammation in deeper structures.
any irritation or annoyance that draws attention away from another.

counterirritant

/ ˌkaʊntərˈɪrɪtənt /

an agent that causes a superficial irritation of the skin and thereby relieves inflammation of deep structures

First recorded in 1850–55; counter- + irritant

Applied externally it is used as a counterirritant in skin diseases.

Apply strong counterirritant to chest and put seton in dewlap.

A product of the oxidation of ethylic alcohol and of the destructive distillation of wood, applied locally as a counterirritant.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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