Febrifuge

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  febrifuge
       n : any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or
           alleviate fever [syn: {antipyretic}]