Associations to the word «Counterirritant»

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Wiktionary

COUNTERIRRITANT, noun. (pharmacology) Any substance used to cause inflammation in one part of the body with the goal of lessening inflammation elsewhere.

Dictionary definition

COUNTERIRRITANT, noun. A medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation.

Wise words

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