antipyretic

antipyretic /an·ti·py·ret·ic/ (-pi-ret´ik)

1. relieving or reducing fever.

2. an agent that so acts.

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an·ti·py·ret·ic (nt-p-rtk, nt-)

n.

An agent that reduces or prevents fever. Also called antifebrile, antithermic.

adj.

Reducing or preventing fever.

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anti·py·resis (-rss) n.

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Antipyretic

A drug that lowers fever, like aspirin or acetaminophen.

Mentioned in: Fever

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antipyretic

[-pīret′ik]

Etymology: Gk, anti + pyretos, fever

1 pertaining to a substance or procedure that reduces fever. antipyresis, n.

2 an antipyretic agent. Such drugs usually lower the thermodetection set point of the hypothalamic heat regulatory center, with resulting vasodilation and diaphoresis. Widely used antipyretic agents are acetaminophen, aspirin, and NSAIDs. Also called antefebrile, antifebrile, antithermic.

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antipyretic,

adj/n a drug that reduces fever. Also known as
febrifuge.

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antipyretic (an´tīpīret´ik),

n a drug that reduces fever primarily through action on the hypothalamus, thereby resulting in increased heat dissipation through augmented peripheral blood flow and sweating.

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antipyretic

1. effective against fever.

2. an agent that relieves fever. Cold packs, aspirin and quinine are all antipyretics. Antipyretic drugs dilate the blood vessels near the surface of the skin, thereby allowing more blood to flow through the skin with increased heat loss by radiation and convection. Also, an antipyretic can increase perspiration, the evaporation of which cools the body.

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antipyretic

Antifebrile adjective Referring to an antifebrile agent or effect noun An agent that relieves or reduces fever