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Definition of Antipruritics
1. antipruritic [n] - See also: antipruritic
Medical Definition of Antipruritics
1. Agents, usually topical, that relieve itching (pruritus). (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Antipruritics
Literary usage of Antipruritics
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles and Practice of Dermatology: Designed for Students and by William Allen Pusey (1907)
"These antipruritics may act either by producing a direct sedative effect upon
the sensory ... Most of these irritants largely diluted are antipruritics. ..."
2. The Clinical Journal (1896)
"Carbolic acid is one of the best antipruritics, ... Menthol and cocaine are much
praised as antipruritics, but are of little value here. ..."
3. The Medical Clinics of North America by Michael C. Fiore, Stephen S. Entman, Charles B. Rush (1920)
"This patient's urticaria, then, is to be treated not by lamenting the exciting
cause which is now beyond reach, or by a mere resort to antipruritics, ..."
4. Diseases of the Skin by Richard Lightburn Sutton (1919)
"Of the various antipruritics at our disposal carbolic acid (phenol) is undoubtedly
the most efficient and reliable. It should never be applied in ointment ..."
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