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Definitions of counterirritant in various dictionaries:
noun - a medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation
Of or producing the effect of such an agent.
COUNTERIRRITANT - A counterirritant is a substance which creates irritation or mild inflammation in one location with the goal of lessening discomfort and/or inflammat...
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| Distractive annoyance |
| I treat with unction, working round ruder extremities, which should stop scratching |
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| Dec 15 2005 The Times - Cryptic |
| Jul 24 1998 New York Times |
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| a medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation |
| Something such as heat or an ointment that is used to produce surface irritation of the skin, thereby counteracting underlying pain or discomfort. |
| An agent that induces local inflammation to relieve inflammation in underlying or adjacent tissues. |
| Of or producing the effect of such an agent. |
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A counterirritant is a substance which creates irritation or mild inflammation in one location with the goal of lessening discomfort and/or inflammation in another location. This strategy falls into the more general category of counterstimulation. * Capsaicin, menthol (mint oil), methyl salicylate, and camphor are examples of counterirritants.The US Food and Drug Administration defines a counterirritant as "An externally applied substance that causes irritation or mild inflammation of the skin for the purpose of relieving pain in muscles, joints and viscera distal to the site of application. They differ from the anesthetics, analgesics, and antipruritic agents, however, in that the pain relief they produce results from stimulationrather than depressionof the cutaneous sensory receptors and occurs in structures of the body other than the skin areas to which they are applied as for example, in joints, muscles, tendons and certain viscera. The use of these products dates from antiquity." |