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rubefacient

[ roo-buh-fey-shuhnt ]

adjective

  1. causing redness of the skin, as a medicinal application.


noun

  1. Medicine/Medical. a rubefacient application, as a mustard plaster.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of rubefacient1

1795–1805; < Latin rubefacient- (stem of °ù³Ü²ú±ð´Ú²¹³¦¾±Å§²Ô²õ, present participle of rubefacere “to reddenâ€), equivalent to rube-, variant stem of °ù³Ü²úŧ°ù±ð “to redden, be red†+ -facient- -facient ( def )
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At the same time rubefacient embrocations may be applied to the abdomen, which should also be compressed slightly with a broad flannel bandage.

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Externally applied as a rubefacient, it has been found to relieve headache and toothache.

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A milder degree of skin-stimulation is represented by rubefacient liniments of various kinds, which may be briskly rubbed into the skin along the track of the painful nerve, without any danger of producing vesication.

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If the circulation slackens, if the skin turns cold, take a piece of wool, coat it with rubefacient liniment, and rub the animal therewith, more particularly along the spine.

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Externally chloroform is an antiseptic, a local anaesthetic if allowed to evaporate, and a rubefacient, causing the vessels of the skin to dilate, if rubbed in.

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