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

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.

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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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