antiphlogistic

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antiphlogistic

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From anti- + Ancient Greek φλόξ (phlóx, “flame”) + -istic.

adjective more antiphlogistic · most antiphlogistic

  1. Counteracting inflammation. Messengers went off for her physician and medical man. They came, consulted, prescribed, vanished. The young companion of Miss Crawley, at the conclusion of their interview, came in to receive their instructions, and administered those antiphlogistic medicines which the eminent men ordered.
  2. Opposed to the doctrine of phlogiston.

noun antiphlogistics

  1. A plant or remedy that reduces inflammation. Inflammatory glossocele must be combated by antiphlogistics.

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adj counteracting inflammation

Portuguêsantiflogístico
Italianoantiflogistico

noun plant or remedy that reduces inflammation

Portuguêsantiflogístico
Italianoantiflogistico

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@misc{antiphlogistic_2026,
  title = {antiphlogistic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/antiphlogistic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}