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febrifuge

[ feb-ruh-fyooj ]

adjective

  1. serving to dispel or reduce fever, as a medicine.


noun

  1. such a medicine or agent.
  2. a cooling drink.

febrifuge

/ fɪˈbrɪfjʊɡəl; ˈfɛbrɪˌfjuːdʒ; ˌfɛbrɪˈfjuːɡəl /

noun

  1. any drug or agent for reducing fever
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. serving to reduce fever
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • febrifugal, adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of febrifuge1

1680–90; < French < Late Latin febrifugia plant good for curing fever. See febri-, -fuge
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of febrifuge1

C17: from Medieval Latin febrifugia feverfew; see febri- , -fuge
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I watched by his side until a regimental doctor—sent from the 14th, as we have none of our own—came by with febrifuge.

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The water in which it was dipped operated as a styptic, or a febrifuge, and the amulet possessed several other properties as a medical talisman.

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It is a tonic, antiperiodic, and febrifuge, and is used in medicine as a substitute for quinine.

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It is a powerful febrifuge, and he instructed me to give a dose to the sick men below, and to any others who should feel in any way indisposed.

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Recent experiments tend to show that it is possessed of powerful febrifuge virtues.

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