Antineuralgic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Antineuralgic is an adjective meaning (pharmacology) Counteracting neuralgia.
Meaning
(pharmacology) Counteracting neuralgia.
More Meanings
- (pharmacology) Any agent that counteracts neuralgia.
Example Sentences
The therapeutic action of alphol is said to be similar to that of salol. Pancreatic and the intestinal juices decompose alphol into salicylic acid and alpha-naphthol. The new remedy is recommended as antiseptic, antineuralgic, and antirheumatic.
Word Forms
- antineuralgics
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antineuritic, neuralgic, neuralgiac, antineurotic, antineural, antineurogenic.
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