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English
Etymology
anti- + neuralgic
Adjective
antineuralgic (comparative more antineuralgic, superlative most antineuralgic)
- (pharmacology) Counteracting neuralgia.
1897, David Cerna, Notes on the Newer Remedies, page 178: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.
Translations
Noun
antineuralgic (plural antineuralgics)
- (pharmacology) Any agent that counteracts neuralgia.
Translations
any agent that counteracts neuralgia