antiphlogistic
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of antiphlogistic
First recorded in 1735–45; anti- + phlogistic
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Treatment.—In the first stages of an acute affection absolute quiet must be enforced; local antiphlogistic applications are beneficial.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
Jones had all along insisted that the vapor was antiphlogistic.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860 by Various
Calomel also, which was occasionally resorted to formerly for its antiphlogistic effects upon the intestinal lesions, has been lately recommended in Germany in the treatment of typhoid fever on account of its supposed antidotal properties.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
On the Place he was accosted by the blind man, who, having dragged himself as far as Yonville, in the hope of getting the antiphlogistic pomade, was asking every passer-by where the druggist lived.
From Madame Bovary by Eleanor Marx Aveling
Remedies.—Venesection; cathartics; antiphlogistic regimen; antimonials, combined with decoction of sarsaparilla.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Franklin Bache
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