Counterirritant

n.

1.

See Counter irritant, etc., under Counter, a.

Noun

1.

counterirritant - a medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation

adjuvant, antacid, antidote, buffer, carminative, counteractant, counteractive, counteragent, emmenagogue, expectorant, hormone, maturative, neutralizer, nullifier, offset, preventative, preventive, prophylactic, remedy, vasodilator, vitamin