Antipyretic vs. Analgesic

Antipyreticadjective

(medicine) That reduces fever; fever-reducing.

Antipyreticnoun

A pharmaceutical that reduces fever; a febrifuge.

Antipyreticadjective

Efficacious in preventing or allaying fever.

Antipyreticnoun

any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever

Antipyreticadjective

preventing or alleviating fever

Antipyretic

An antipyretic (, from anti- 'against' and pyretic 'feverish') is a substance that reduces fever. Antipyretics cause the hypothalamus to override a prostaglandin-induced increase in temperature.

Analgesicnoun

(pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. anesthetic.}}

Analgesicadjective

(pharmaceutical effect) Of or relating to analgesia; anodyne.

Analgesicadjective

(of medicine) Acting to relieve pain; being an analgesic.

Analgesicadjective

(of a person, etc) Unable to feel pain.

Analgesicadjective

serving to reduce the sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness.

Analgesicnoun

a medication which serves to reduce the sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness. Aspirin and acetaminophen (Tylenol) are commonly used non-prescription analgesics.

Analgesicnoun

a medicine used to relieve pain

Analgesicadjective

capable of relieving pain;

Analgesic

An analgesic or painkiller is any member of the group of drugs used to achieve analgesia, relief from pain. They are distinct from anesthetics, which temporarily affect, and in some instances eliminate, sensation.