antipyretic
- adjective
- /ˌæntiˈpaɪrɛtɪk/
- Specialized
:
antipirético
- (n8) Acetaminophen, which lacks antiplatelet activity, is a category B drug and has become the antipyretic and analgesic of choice during pregnancy.
- antipyretic and analgesic
Examples
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Doctors often prescribe an antipyretic to help lower a patient's fever.
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Acetaminophen or aspirin can be given as an analgesic and antipyretic.
Academic text (1998) -
NSAIDs have analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, and antiplatelet actions.
Academic text (2007) -
Nonnarcotic analgesic, antipyretic (does not have anti-inflammatory effects)
Academic text (2007) -
The universality of its application arises from the fact that in large doses it works as an analgesic and has anti-inflammatory and antipyretic mechanisms, and with long-term use it works as an anticoagulant.
Blog text (14) -
Fever can be effectively treated with an antipyretic such as acetaminophen.
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Using an antipyretic can provide relief from high temperatures caused by illness.
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Morphology
antipyretic = pyretic (semi-transparent) = anti + pyret + ic
The word is built regularly from the prefix anti- plus the technical base pyretic, but the base is uncommon for average learners.
Etymology
Antipyretic comes from anti- 'against' and pyretos 'fever', so it describes something that works against a fever and helps lower body temperature.