Definition
Reducing or capable of reducing fever; describing a medicine or substance that lowers body temperature.
Etymology
From anti- (against) + pyretic (fever-producing, from Greek pyr, fire). This common medical term emerged in the 18th-19th centuries as chemists identified substances that reduced fever.
Kelly Says
Aspirin and acetaminophen are antipyretics, and they work not by fighting infection but by tricking your brain's temperature thermostat—a reminder that fever itself is actually your body's defense mechanism, not the enemy.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንቲፒረቲክ
an-ti-pi-re-tik
ARالعربية
مضاد الحمى
mu-ada-lil-hum-ma
BNবাংলা
জ্বরনাশক
jva-rna-shak
CACatalà
antipirètic
an-ti-pi-re-tik
CSČeština
antipyretický
an-ti-pi-re-ti-cky
DADansk
antipyretisk
an-ti-pi-re-tisk
DEDeutsch
antipyretisch
an-ti-pi-re-tish
ELΕλληνικά
αντιπυρετικός
an-ti-pi-re-ti-kos
ESEspañol
antipirético
an-ti-pi-re-ti-ko
FISuomi
kuumetta alentava
ku-umet-ta a-len-ta-va
FRFrançais
antipyrétique
an-ti-pi-re-tik
GUGU
તાપમાન ઘટાડનાર
ta-pa-man gha-ta-dna-r
HAHA
antipiretik
an-ti-pi-re-tik
HEעברית
אנטי-פירטי
an-ti-pi-ri-ti
HIहिन्दी
ज्वरनाशक
jva-rna-shak
HUMagyar
lázcsillapító
laz-chil-la-pi-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
antipiretik
an-ti-pi-re-tik
IGIG
antipiretik
an-ti-pi-re-tik
ITItaliano
antipiretico
an-ti-pi-re-ti-ko
KKKK
антіпіретік
an-ti-pi-re-tik
KMKM
ថ្នាំជំងឺក្ដៅ
thnam jang kdao
MRMR
तापमान कमी करणारे
ta-pa-man ka-mi kar-na-re
MSBahasa Melayu
antipiretik
an-ti-pi-re-tik
MYမြန်မာ
ရောဂါကို တိုက်ဖျက်သည့်
yau-ga-ko tai-pyet-thin
NLNederlands
antipyretisch
an-ti-pi-re-tish
NONorsk
antipyretisk
an-ti-pi-re-tisk
PAPA
ਬੁਖਾਰ ਦੂਰ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ
bukhaar door kar-n va-la
PLPolski
przeciwgorączkowy
psh-ech-vi-go-ranch-ko-vi
PTPortuguês
antipirético
an-ti-pi-re-ti-ku
RORomână
antipiretic
an-ti-pi-re-tik
RUРусский
антipyретический
an-ti-pi-re-ti-ches-ki
SVSvenska
antipyretisk
an-ti-pi-re-tisk
SWKiswahili
dawa ya kupunguza homa
da-wa ya pu-ngu-za ho-ma
TAதமிழ்
காய்ச்சல் நீக்கி
ka-ych-chal nee-ki
TEతెలుగు
జ్వరహారి
jva-ra-ha-ri
TLTL
kontra-pyretiko
kon-tra-pi-re-ti-ko
TRTürkçe
antipiretik
an-ti-pi-re-tik
UKУкраїнська
антіпіретичний
an-ti-pi-re-tich-ny
URاردو
بخار کا مخالف
bukhaar ka mukha-lif
VITiếng Việt
chống sốt
chong so-t
YOYO
antipiretik
an-ti-pi-re-tik
ZUZU
isipho esiphuzisa
i-si-pho e-si-phu-zi-sa