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Efficacious in preventing or allaying fever.
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Substances which lower body temperature in a fever.
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anti-, against + pyret-, fever] (n) an agent that prevents or reduces fever ( febrifuge)
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Cooling herbs used to reduce fevers: alfalfa, basil, gota kola, skullcap, chickweed, yarrow.
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Fever-reducing; the term comes from the Greek word pyresis, which means fire.
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Substance which relieves or reduces fever.
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Reduces or prevents a fever
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The ability of a substance to reduce fever.
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Drugs that are used for checking, preventing, or reducing a fever. ( Medical encyclopedia)
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any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever
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preventing or alleviating fever
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a drug used to bring down fever
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a medication that can reduce a fever
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a type of medication that will prevent or reduce fever by lowering body temperature from a raised state
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an agent that relieves fever e.g. cold packs, aspirin.
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a substance that alleviates fever
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Combats fevers.
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A medicine that can reduce fever or bring down a high body temperature. Some pain-relieving drugs, such as the non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, aspirin and paracetamol, are also antipyretics.
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Reduction in fever
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a substance that relieves or reduce fever.
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This is a product that reduces fever.
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a drug that relieves or reduces fever
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Reduces fever (e.g., yarrow).
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pyret-, fever] - an agent that prevents or reduces fever (same as febrifuge)
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Reduces fevers also called a refrigerant.
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A substance that can lessen or prevent fever.
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An agent, typically a drug, that reduces fever.
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reduces the temperature of fevers.
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an agent that reduces or prevents fever (also called a febrifuge).
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A compound that reduces fever
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An agent that relieves or reduces fever.
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Affects immune system and reactivity due to its ability to reduce or prevent fever.
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Capable of reducing fever.
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Reduces fever. Same as febrifuge or refrigerant.
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Antipyretic medicines are used to treat fever. For example, aspirin and paracetamol.
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Antipyretic drugs are drugs that prevent or reduce fever by lowering the body temperature from a raised state. However, they will not affect the normal body temperature if one does not have fever.
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