Associations to the word «Counterirritant»
Wiktionary
COUNTERIRRITANT, noun. (pharmacology) Any substance used to cause inflammation in one part of the body with the goal of lessening inflammation elsewhere.
Dictionary definition
COUNTERIRRITANT, noun. A medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation.
Wise words
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.