antipyretic
antipyretic — adjective
- antipyreticpositive
- more antipyreticcomparative
- most antipyreticsuperlative
1. able to reduce a body temperature that is higher than normal, or used for treati
able to reduce a body temperature that is higher than normal, or used for treating a fever
The nurse gave Tomás an antipyretic syrup to bring down his high temperature.
antipyretic + noun (syrup / drug / medicine)
Rania bought an antipyretic medicine after her son began shivering with a fever.
Many antipyretic drugs reduce both pain and swelling, which makes them useful during colds.
Zola asked the pharmacist which antipyretic medicine was safest for her feverish toddler.
- fever-reducing
the everyday equivalent; preferred in patient instructions and non-medical writing
- febrifuge
a rare synonym; appears mainly in historical medical texts
- pyretic
relating to or producing fever; very rare outside specialised journals
文法句型
antipyretic + noun
用法筆記
Almost always appears before a noun (antipyretic drug, antipyretic effect). The predicative use (the medicine is antipyretic) is grammatically correct but rare outside formal pharmaceutical writing.
常見錯誤
antipyretic — noun
- antipyreticsingular
- antipyreticsplural
1. a type of medicine taken during a fever to bring the body temperature back to a
a type of medicine taken during a fever to bring the body temperature back to a healthy level
The doctor said paracetamol is a safe antipyretic for children over three months old.
antipyretic as a countable noun
Kabir took an antipyretic before bed, and by morning his temperature had dropped to normal.
Many common antipyretics are available without a prescription at any local drugstore.
Eleni's mother gave her an antipyretic every six hours until the fever was gone.
- fever reducer
everyday equivalent; common on drug labels and in patient-facing advice
- febrifuge
rare and mainly historical; avoid in modern writing
- antifebrile
an older medical term, now very uncommon
文法句型
take / use + (an) antipyretic
用法筆記
Countable in clinical contexts (an antipyretic, several antipyretics). In medical-journal prose, the zero-article singular is also common: 'Patient was given antipyretic and fluids.'