Aphlogistic

/ˌæf.loʊˈdʒɪs.tɪk/ adjective

Definition

Not causing inflammation; not producing heat or fire; in medicine, not tending to cause fever or inflammatory symptoms.

Etymology

From Greek 'a-' (without) plus 'phlogistikos' (relating to combustion, from 'phlogiston,' the hypothetical fire element). This medical term reflects outdated but historically important fire-based medical theory.

Kelly Says

Scientists once believed in 'phlogiston'—an invisible fire substance in all things. 'Aphlogistic' medicines were supposed to be anti-fire, but the whole theory was wrong—yet the word survived!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አፍሎጂስቲክ
af-lo-jis-tik
ARالعربية
أفلوغستيكي
af-lo-gis-tee-ki
BNবাংলা
অফলোজিস্টিক
af-lo-jis-tik
CACatalà
aphlogistic
af-lo-jis-tik
CSČeština
aphlogistic
af-lo-jis-tik
DADansk
aphlogistic
af-lo-jis-tik
DEDeutsch
aphlogistisch
af-lo-gis-tisch
ELΕλληνικά
αφλογιστικός
af-lo-gis-tikos
ESEspañol
aflogístico
af-lo-jis-tee-ko
FAفارسی
افلوژستیک
af-lo-je-stik
FISuomi
aphlogistic
af-lo-jis-tik
FRFrançais
aphlogistique
af-lo-jis-tee-k
GUGU
અફ્લોજિસ્ટિક
af-lo-jis-tik
HAHA
aphlogistic
af-lo-jis-tik
HEעברית
אפלוגיסטי
af-lo-gis-ti
HIहिन्दी
अफ्लोजिस्टिक
af-lo-jis-tik
HUMagyar
aphlogistic
af-lo-jis-tik
IDBahasa Indonesia
aphlogistic
af-lo-jis-tik
IGIG
aphlogistic
af-lo-jis-tik
ITItaliano
aflogistico
af-lo-jis-tee-ko
JA日本語
アフロロジスティクス
a-fu-ro-lo-jis-ti-kusu
KKKK
афлогистік
af-lo-gis-tik
KMKM
អាផ្លោគីស្ទិច
a-p-lo-gis-tik
KO한국어
아프로로지스틱
a-peu-ro-lo-jis-tik
MRMR
अफ्लोजिस्टिक
af-lo-jis-tik
MSBahasa Melayu
aphlogistic
af-lo-jis-tik
MYမြန်မာ
အဖလောဂျစ်တိတ်
a-hla-lo-jis-tik
NLNederlands
aphlogistic
af-lo-jis-tik
NONorsk
aphlogistic
af-lo-jis-tik
PAPA
ਅਫਲੋਜਿਸਟਿਕ
af-lo-jis-tik
PLPolski
aphlogistic
af-lo-jis-tik
PTPortuguês
aflogístico
af-lo-jis-tee-ko
RORomână
aphlogistic
af-lo-jis-tik
RUРусский
афлогистический
af-lo-gis-tee-ches-ky
SVSvenska
aphlogistic
af-lo-jis-tik
SWKiswahili
aphlogistic
af-lo-jis-tik
TAதமிழ்
ஆப்ளோஜிஸ்டிக்
a-p-lo-jis-tik
TEతెలుగు
అఫ్లోజిస్టిక్
af-lo-jis-tik
THไทย
แอฟโลจิสติด
aef-lo-jis-tit
TLTL
aphlogistic
af-lo-jis-tik
TRTürkçe
aphlogistic
af-lo-jis-tik
UKУкраїнська
афлогистичний
af-lo-gis-ti-chnyy
URاردو
افلوجسٹک
af-lo-jis-tik
VITiếng Việt
aphlogistic
af-lo-jis-tik
YOYO
aphlogistic
af-lo-jis-tik
ZH中文
无火性
wú huǒ xìng
ZUZU
iphlogistic
i-f-lo-jis-tik

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