Hypertext Webster Gateway: "febrifuge"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Febrifuge \Feb"ri*fuge\, n. [L. febris fever + fugare to put to
flight, from fugere to flee: cf. F. f['e]brifuge. see
{Febrile}, {Feverfew}.] (Med.)
A medicine serving to mitigate or remove fever. -- a.
Antifebrile.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
febrifuge
n : any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or
alleviate fever [syn: {antipyretic}]
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