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counterirritant

noun

Etymology

From counter- + irritant.

  1. borrowed from irrītātus
  2. suffixed as irritant — “irritate + ant”
  3. prefixed as counterirritant — “counter + irritant”

Definitions

  1. Any substance used to cause inflammation in one part of the body with the goal of…

    Any substance used to cause inflammation in one part of the body with the goal of lessening inflammation elsewhere.

The neighborhood

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