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Webster 1913 Edition


Antiphlogistic

Anˊti-phlo-gis′tic

,
Adj.
1.
(Chem.)
Opposed to the doctrine of phlogiston.
2.
(Med.)
Counteracting inflammation. See also
anti-inflammatory
.

Anˊti-phlo-gis′tic

,
Noun.
(Med.)
Any medicine or diet which tends to check inflammation.
Coxe.

Webster 1828 Edition


Antiphlogistic

ANTIPHLOGIS'TIC

,
Adj.
Counteracting heat or inflammation; tending to reduce arterial action; opposed to the doctrine of phlogiston.

ANTIPHLOGIS'TIC

,
Noun.
Any medicine or diet which tends to reduce inflammation or the activity of the vital power.

Definition 2024


antiphlogistic

antiphlogistic

English

Adjective

antiphlogistic (comparative more antiphlogistic, superlative most antiphlogistic)

  1. Counteracting inflammation.
  2. Opposed to the doctrine of phlogiston.

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Noun

antiphlogistic (plural antiphlogistics)

  1. (pharmacology) A plant or remedy that reduces inflammation.
    • 1845, Robley Dunglison, Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science (page 338)
      Inflammatory glossocele must be combated by antiphlogistics.

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