What does rubefacient mean?
Rubefacient means Making red..
Rubefacient
/ɹu.bəˈfeɪ.ʃənt/ · adjective
Meaning
Making red..
Definitions by Sense
- Making red.
- (medicine) A substance for topical application that produces redness of the skin, e.g. by dilating the capillaries.
Example Sentences
The symptoms had diminished for a time, under the employment of rubefacients and cathartics; but the pain in the left side of the thorax returned in the evening of the 29th.
Synonyms for rubefacient
Antonyms for rubefacient
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Word Forms
- more rubefacient
- most rubefacient
- rubefacients
Usage Notes
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The symptoms had diminished for a time, under the employment of rubefacients and cathartics; but the pain in the left side of the thorax returned in the evening of the 29th.
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