anetic

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Definition of anetic

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (obsolete, rare)Soothing; helping to relieve a malady.
    “The anetic property is also an important factor in its [sc. antipyrine] use—in fact, that element surpasses those of heat elimination and is more often considered when the drug is prescribed by therapeutists.”

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Etymology

From Latin aneticus, from Ancient Greek ἀνετικός (anetikós, “relaxing, remitting”), from ἄνεσις (ánesis, “relaxation, abatement”).

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