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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

(Chem.)

Opposed to the doctrine of phlogiston.

(Med.)

Counteracting inflammation. See also

Noun.

(Med.)

Any medicine or diet which tends to check inflammation.

Coxe.

Adj.

Counteracting heat or inflammation; tending to reduce arterial action; opposed to the doctrine of phlogiston.

Noun.

Any medicine or diet which tends to reduce inflammation or the activity of the vital power.