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Counterirritate

Coun′ter-ir′ri-tate

(koun′tẽr-?r′r?-t?t)
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Verb.
T.
(Med.)
To produce counter irritation in; to treat with one morbid process for the purpose of curing another.

Definition 2024


counterirritate

counterirritate

English

Verb

counterirritate (third-person singular simple present counterirritates, present participle counterirritating, simple past and past participle counterirritated)

  1. (medicine) To produce an opposite irritation in; to treat with one morbid process for the purpose of curing another.