alexipyretic

[医] 退热的, 退热药

发音

UK /əˌlɛksɪpaɪˈɹɛtɪk/
其它
UK /-pɪ-/
UK /-ɾɪk/

词形变化

alexipyretics 复数 alexipyretics more alexipyretic 比较级 most alexipyretic 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A medicine which reduces fever.

    废旧 医学
adj.
  1. 1.

    Having the effect of reducing fever.

    废旧 罕用 医学

词源

PIE word *péh₂wr̥ The noun is a learned borrowing from Late Latin alexipyreticum, alexipyreticon + English -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Alexipyreticum and alexipyreticon are derived from Ancient Greek ἀλέξειν (aléxein) (the active infinitive of ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend, guard, protect; to help; to keep off, turn aside, ward off”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- (“to protect”)) + πυρετός (puretós, “fever; heat”) (from πῦρ (pûr, “fever; fire”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ (“fire”)) + Latin -icum (suffix meaning ‘connected with; of or pertaining to’), -icon. The adjective is derived from the noun.

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