Counterirritant

Language: English

Pronunciation: coun-teri-r-rit-ant

Part of Speech: noun

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Any substance used to cause inflammation in one part of the body with the goal of lessening inflammation elsewhere.

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"a medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation"

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