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ANTIPHLOGISTIC: Dictionary Entry and Meaning

Pronunciation:  `anteeflow'jistik

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 Definition: [adj]  counteracting inflammation
 
 Synonyms: counteractive
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \An`ti*phlo*gis"tic\, a.
    1. (Chem.) Opposed to the doctrine of phlogiston.
    2. (Med.) Counteracting inflammation.
    
  2. \An`ti*phlo*gis"tic\, n. (Med.)
    Any medicine or diet which tends to check inflammation.
    --Coxe.
    
 

 

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