antiphlogistic

[an-tee-floh-jis-tik, an-tahy-]

adjective

1. acting against inflammation or fever.

noun

1. an antiphlogistic agent.

antiphlogistic

/ ˌæntɪfləˈdʒɪstɪk /

adjective

1. obsolete,  of or relating to the prevention or alleviation of inflammation

noun

1. an antiphlogistic agent or drug

Word History and Origins

Origin of antiphlogistic¹

First recorded in 1735–45; anti- + phlogistic

Example Sentences

Attempts to cure remittent fevers by an exclusively antiphlogistic treatment either result fatally or induce long periods of confinement and suffering before recovery is reached.

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The antiphlogistic chemists regarded fixed air as composed of carbon and dephlogisticated air; the phlogisteans said it was a substance highly charged with phlogiston.

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Venesection was the main part of what was then called the antiphlogistic treatment.

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Call the class together; be active—vigorously antiphlogistic; time is precious—the patient in danger.

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Distemper has been hitherto regarded as an inflammatory disorder, which was to be conquered only by antiphlogistic remedies.

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