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counterirritant

American  
[koun-ter-ir-i-tuhnt] / ˌkaʊn tərˈɪr ɪ tənt /

noun

  1. Medicine/Medical. an agent for producing inflammation in superficial tissues to relieve pain or inflammation in deeper structures.

  2. any irritation or annoyance that draws attention away from another.

adjective

  1. Medicine/Medical. of or acting as a counterirritant.

counterirritant British  
/ ˌkaʊntərˈɪrɪtənt /

noun

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

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adjective

  1. producing a counterirritation

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Etymology

Origin of counterirritant

First recorded in 1850–55; counter- + irritant

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