anti-itch cream
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- noun
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crema anti-picazón
- Keep anti-itch cream in your first aid kit in case of allergic reactions.
Examples
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After getting bitten by mosquitoes, I applied some anti-itch cream to soothe the irritation.
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After hiking through the woods, she applied anti-itch cream to her mosquito bites.
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The doctor recommended using anti-itch cream for the rash.
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I need some anti-itch cream for my bug bites.
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The doctor recommended using anti-itch cream after the rash appeared.
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If you have a rash, it's best to use an anti-itch cream to relieve the itching.
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The doctor recommended using an anti-itch cream to help with my allergic reaction to the plants.
Synonyms
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A liquid medicine you put on skin to ease itching from rashes, bites, or mild sunburn
A medicine that reduces or prevents skin itching
How Soothing
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Surface Forms
Morphology
anti-itch + cream
The meaning 'a cream to relieve or reduce itching' is transparently built from the constituents: 'anti-' (against) + 'itch' (the symptom) and 'cream' (topical preparation), so the purpose is directly inferable. The prefix 'anti-' and the pattern 'X cream' (e.g. anti-inflammatory cream) are common and cross-linguistically recognizable, so a B1 learner who knows the parts would readily understand it.
Etymology
Anti-itch cream is a simple name that shows its job: anti-itch means against an itch, and cream is something you put on your skin. So it gives a clear image — a skin cream used to 'relieve' or 'stop' itching.