Antikamnia

/ˌæntiˈkæmniə/ noun

Definition

A now-obsolete pain-relieving medicine containing antipyrine and acetanilide, popular in the late 1800s.

Etymology

From anti- (against) + kamnia (probably meaning 'pain' or derived from Germanic/Romance roots). This trademark medication was widely advertised in the 1880s-1890s before modern pain relievers replaced it.

Kelly Says

Antikamnia was marketed as a miracle cure that could treat headaches, neuralgia, and fever—and it actually worked somewhat because it contained acetanilide, but we now know this ingredient can damage your blood and liver with long-term use.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንቲካምኒያ
ahn-TEE-kahm-NEE-yah
ARالعربية
مضاد للكامل
mu-DHA-dul-ka-MEEL
BNবাংলা
কামলা রোধক
kah-mah-lah-ROD-hak
CACatalà
antikamnia
ahn-tee-KAHM-nee-ah
CSČeština
antikamnie
ahn-tee-KAHM-nee
DADansk
antikamnia
ahn-tee-KAHM-nee-ah
DEDeutsch
Antikamnia
ahn-tee-KAHM-nee-ah
ELΕλληνικά
αντικάμνια
ahn-TEE-kahm-NEE-ah
ESEspañol
antikamnia
ahn-tee-KAHM-nee-ah
FAفارسی
ضد کامی
zad-kah-MEE
FISuomi
antikamnia
ahn-tee-KAHM-nee-ah
FRFrançais
antikamnie
ahn-tee-KAHM-nee
GUGU
કામલા રોધક
kah-mah-lah-ROD-hak
HAHA
antikamnia
ahn-tee-KAHM-nee-ah
HEעברית
אנטיקמניה
ahn-TEE-kahm-NEE-yah
HIहिन्दी
कामला रोधक
kah-mah-lah-ROD-hak
HUMagyar
antikamnia
ahn-tee-KAHM-nee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
antikamnia
ahn-tee-KAHM-nee-ah
IGIG
antikamnia
ahn-tee-KAHM-nee-ah
ITItaliano
antikamnia
ahn-tee-KAHM-nee-ah
KKKK
анткамния
ahn-tkahm-NEE-yah
KMKM
វិធីសាស្រ្តប្រឆាំងនឹងការរងារ
vee-thee-sah-srah-thbahng-neng-kaar-rong-ah
MRMR
कामला रोधक
kah-mah-lah-ROD-hak
MSBahasa Melayu
antikamnia
ahn-tee-KAHM-nee-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ကမ်းလှမ်းခုံရိပ်မှု
kahm-hlahm-kahm-khoon-ree-ppu-mhu
NLNederlands
antikamnie
ahn-tee-KAHM-nee
NONorsk
antikamnia
ahn-tee-KAHM-nee-ah
PAPA
ਕਾਮਲਾ ਰੋਧਕ
kah-mah-lah-ROD-hak
PLPolski
antykamnia
ahn-tee-KAHM-nee-ah
PTPortuguês
antikamnia
ahn-tee-KAHM-nee-ah
RORomână
antikamnie
ahn-tee-KAHM-nee
RUРусский
анткамния
ahn-tkahm-NEE-yah
SVSvenska
antikamnia
ahn-tee-KAHM-nee-ah
SWKiswahili
dawa ya kupambana na homa
dah-wah-yah-koo-pahm-bah-nah-nah-hoh-mah
TAதமிழ்
காமாலை எதிர்ப்பு
kah-mah-lai-eh-theer-ppu
TEతెలుగు
కమలా నిరోధకం
kah-mah-lah-nee-roh-dhakam
THไทย
ต้านไข้
dtaan-khai
TLTL
antikamnya
ahn-tee-KAHM-nyah
TRTürkçe
antikamni
ahn-tee-KAHM-nee
UKУкраїнська
анткамнія
ahn-tkahm-NEE-yah
URاردو
کاملہ کے خلاف
kah-mee-lah-keh-khilaf
VITiếng Việt
chống sốt rét
chohng-soh-t-reht
YOYO
antikamnia
ahn-tee-KAHM-nee-ah
ZUZU
ukwelashwa kwezifumaneka
oo-kweh-LAH-shwah-kweh-zee-foo-mah-neh-kah

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