rubefacient

[roo″bĕ-fa´shent]

1. reddening the skin by producing local vasodilation with hyperemia.

2. an agent that so acts.

ru·be·fa·cient

(rū'bē-fā'shĕnt),

1. Causing a reddening of the skin.

2. A counterirritant that produces erythema when applied to the skin surface.

[L. rubi-facio, fr. ruber, red, + facio, to make]

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rubefacient

(ro͞o′bə-fā′shənt)

adj.

Producing redness, as of the skin.

A substance that irritates the skin, causing redness.

ru′be·fac′tion (-făk′shən) n.

ru·be·fa·cient

(rū'bĕ-fā'shĕnt)

1. Causing a reddening of the skin.

2. A counterirritant that produces erythema when applied to the skin surface.

[L. rubi-facio, fr. ruber, red, + facio, to make]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

rubefacient

Any substance that reddens the skin by dilating the skin blood vessels. Rubefacients are sometimes included in liniments but are of little medical value.

Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

ru·be·fa·cient

(rū'bĕ-fā'shĕnt)

1. Causing a reddening of the skin.

2. A counterirritant that produces erythema when applied to the skin surface.

[L. rubi-facio, fr. ruber, red, + facio, to make]

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

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