Working against or reducing fever, especially the persistent fevers associated with chronic illnesses like tuberculosis.
From anti- (against) + hectic (from Greek 'hektikos,' relating to a habitual or chronic fever). A medical term dating back centuries when hectic fevers were a major symptom of serious disease.
Doctors in the 1800s used the term 'hectic flush'—the rosy cheeks of tuberculosis patients—and antihectic drugs were desperately sought until antibiotics finally defeated TB.
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