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(pharmacology) Any substance used to cause inflammation in one part of the body with the goal of lessening inflammation elsewhere..
Use counterirritant when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Counterirritant means (pharmacology) Any substance used to cause inflammation in one part of the body with the goal of lessening inflammation elsewhere..
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Use counterirritant where its definition matches the intended context.
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