Pharmacologic Substance
antipyretic
an·ti·py·ret·ic [ an-tee-pahy-ret-ik, an-tahy- ]
Subclass of:
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Definitions related to antipyretics:
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Agent that relieves or reduces fever.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Drugs that are used to reduce body temperature in fever.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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