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Webster 1913 Edition


Febrifuge

Feb′ri-fuge

,
Noun.
[L.
febris
fever +
fugare
to put to flight, from
fugere
to flee: cf. F.
fébrifuge
. see
Febrile
,
Feverfew
.]
(Med.)
A medicine serving to mitigate or remove fever.
Adj.
Antifebrile.

Webster 1828 Edition


Febrifuge

FEB'RIFUGE

,
Noun.
[L. febris, fever, and fugo, to drive away.]
Any medicine that mitigates or removes fever.

FEB'RIFUGE

,
Adj.
Having the quality of mitigating or subduing fever; antifebrile.

Definition 2024


fébrifuge

fébrifuge

See also: febrifuge

French

Adjective

fébrifuge m, f (plural fébrifuges)

  1. febrifugal

Noun

fébrifuge m (plural fébrifuges)

  1. febrifuge