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ANTIPERIODIC
Etymology
Adjective
antiperiodic (not comparable)
(medicine) preventing the regular recurrence of symptoms
(mathematics) Exhibiting antiperiodicity.
Noun
antiperiodic (plural antiperiodics)
(medicine) A drug that prevents the regular recurrence of symptoms.
Source: Wiktionary
An`ti*pe`ri*od"ic, n. (Med.)
Definition: A remedy possessing the property of preventing the return of periodic paroxysms, or exacerbations, of disease, as in intermittent fevers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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