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febrifuge

[feb-ruh-fyooj]

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adjective

serving to dispel or reduce fever, as a medicine.

noun

such a medicine or agent.

a cooling drink.

Origin of febrifuge

1680–90; < French < Late Latin febrifugia plant good for curing fever. See febri-, -fuge

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Examples from the Web for febrifuge

Historical Examples of febrifuge

Diuretic, febrifuge, and refrigerant; one half to one ounce.
Cattle and Their Diseases
Robert Jennings
Its medicinal use is secured from the bark employed as a febrifuge.
Chats on Oriental China
J. F. Blacker
It has been much employed in Italy and on the Continent as a febrifuge.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II
Arnold Cooley
It is sometimes given as a febrifuge, and as a remedy for cold in the head.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II
Arnold Cooley
The bark is valuable as a tonic and febrifuge, and is also used for a kind of bitters.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2
Various

British Dictionary definitions for febrifuge

febrifuge

noun

any drug or agent for reducing fever

adjective

serving to reduce fever

Derived Formsfebrifugal (fɪˈbrɪfjʊɡəl, ˌfɛbrɪˈfjuːɡəl), adjective

Word Origin for febrifuge

C17: from Medieval Latin febrifugia feverfew; see febri-, -fuge

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Word Origin and History for febrifuge

n.

1680s, from French fébrifuge, literally "driving fever away," from Latin febris (see fever) + fugare "to put to flight" (see fugitive).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

febrifuge in Medicine

febrifuge

[fĕb′rə-fyōōj′]

n.

An agent that acts to reduce a fever; an antipyretic.

adj.

Acting to reduce fever.

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