counterirritant
counterirritant · counterirritants
Any substance used to cause inflammation in one part of the body with the goal of…Any substance used to cause inflammation in one part of the body with the goal of lessening inflammation elsewhere.
Meaning
1 sensesAny substance used to cause inflammation in one part of the body with the goal of lessening inflammation elsewhere.
More definitions
- a medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation
Origin
From counter- + irritant.From counter- + irritant.
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Forms
plural: counterirritants| Singular | counterirritant |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcounterstimulation