Antiplethoric

/ˌæn.tɪ.plɪˈθɔːr.ɪk/ adjective

Working against plethora (excess blood or bodily humors); used to describe medical treatments that reduce excess fluid in the body.

From anti- (against) + plethoric (full of excess, from Greek plethore, fullness). A medical term from the era of humoralism describing treatments that drew down excessive bodily fluids.

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