rubefacient

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/ɹu.bəˈfeɪ.ʃənt/

Definition of rubefacient

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

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adj

noun

A substance for topical application that produces redness of the skin, e.g. by dilating the capillaries.

“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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From Latin rubefaciens, present participle of rubefacere (“to make red”).

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