feb·ri·fuge (f b r -fy j )n. An agent that acts to reduce a fever; an antipyretic. adj. or fe·brif·u·gal (f  -brfy-gl, -brf-) Acting to reduce fever. |
Febrifuge
A plant substance that acts to prevent or reduce fever.
Mentioned in: Echinacea
febrifuge.
See antipyretic.
antipyretic [an″te-, an″ti-pi-ret´ik]
1. effective against fever; called also antifebrile.
2. something having this effect, such as a cold pack, aspirin, or quinine; antipyretic drugs dilate the blood vessels near the surface of the skin, thereby allowing more blood to flow through the skin, where it can be cooled by the air. An antipyretic can also increase perspiration, the evaporation of which cools the body. Called also febricide and febrifuge.
febrifuge,
n temperature-reducing aid. See also antipyretic.
febrifuge
an agent that reduces body temperature in fever; antipyretic.
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