Adjective: antipyretic ,an-tee-pI're-tik
- Preventing or alleviating fever
"The doctor prescribed an antipyretic medication to reduce the child's temperature"
- Any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever
"Willow bark has been used as a natural antipyretic for centuries";
- febrifuge
Derived forms: antipyretics
Type of: med [informal], medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine
Antonym: pyretic
Encyclopedia: Antipyretic