antineuralgic

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ neuralgic.

Adjective

antineuralgic (comparative more antineuralgic, superlative most antineuralgic)

1. (pharmacology) Counteracting neuralgia.
   • 1897, David Cerna, Notes on the Newer Remedies, page 178:

     The therapeutic action of alphol is said to be similar to that of salol. Pancreatic and the intestinal juices decompose alphol into salicylic acid and alpha-naphthol. The new remedy is recommended as antiseptic, antineuralgic, and antirheumatic.

Translations

counteracting neuralgia

• Portuguese: antinevrálgico, antineurálgico

Noun

antineuralgic (plural antineuralgics)

1. (pharmacology) Any agent that counteracts neuralgia.

Translations

any agent that counteracts neuralgia

• Portuguese: antinevrálgico m, antineurálgico m