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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Febrifuge \Feb"ri*fuge\, n. [L. febris fever + fugare to put to
flight, from fugere to flee: cf F. f['e]brifuge. see
{Febrile}, {Feverfew}.] (Med.)
A medicine serving to mitigate or remove fever. -- a.
Antifebrile.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
febrifuge
n : lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever [syn:
{antipyretic}]
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