counterirritant – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
counterirritant
n.
medication which creates irritation in one area to ease irritation in another area
Counterirritant
A
counterirritant is a substance which creates irritation or mild inflammation in one location with the goal of lessening discomfort and/or inflammation in another location. This strategy falls into the more general category of
counterstimulation.
counterirritant
Noun
1. a medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation
(hypernym) medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
Counterirritant
(n.)
Alt. of Counterirritation
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
counterirritant
Synonyms and related words:
adjuvant, antacid, antidote, buffer, carminative, counteractant, counteractive, counteragent, emmenagogue, expectorant, hormone, maturative, neutralizer, nullifier, offset, preventative, preventive, prophylactic, remedy, vasodilator, vitamin
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
