Antiperiodic
Pronunciation : An`ti*pe`ri*od"ic
Part of Speech : n. (Med.)
Definition : Defn: A remedy possessing the property of preventing the return of periodic paroxysms, or exacerbations, of disease, as in intermittent fevers.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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