rubefacient
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rubefacient
[roo″bĕ-fa´shent]1. reddening the skin by producing local vasodilation with hyperemia.
2. an agent that so acts.
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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.
n.
A substance that irritates the skin, causing redness.
ru′be·fac′tion (-făk′shən) n.
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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]
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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]
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