Definition of "febrifuge" [feb•ri•fuge]

• A medication that reduces fever; an antipyretic. (noun)
• Acting to reduce fever. (adjective)

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• "His mother evidently expected that both he and she herself would be relieved on the spot, but the Apothecary durst not be hopeful, though he gave the child a draught which he called a febrifuge, and which put him to sleep, and bade the lady take another of the like if she wished for a good night's rest."
• "-- The bark of the trunk is well known as a febrifuge and emmenagogue in India."
• "‘There is fever here, sister,’ she said; ‘Richard must call Ambrose, and we must send some of the febrifuge.’"