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medicinale

Definitions of medicinale
  1. noun
    (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
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    types:
    analgesico, antalgico, antidolorifico, calmante
    a medicine used to relieve pain
    anticoagulante
    medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood
    antistaminico
    a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site
    antinfiammatorio
    a medicine intended to reduce inflammation
    antifebbrile, antipiretico
    any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever
    antisettico
    a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues
    antispasmodico, antispastico, spasmolitico
    a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles)
    astringente, costrittivo
    a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
    polvere
    any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder
    purga, purgante
    a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
    balsamo, rimedio
    a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
    sedativo, tranquillante
    a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
    candeletta, supposta
    a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts
    tintura
    (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution
    digestivo, ricostituente, tonico
    a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
    antibatterico, antibiotico, battericida
    a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
    antidoto
    a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
    antimalarico
    a medicinal drug used to prevent or treat malaria
    aspirina
    the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets
    corroborante
    a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor)
    cipria
    cosmetic powder for the face
    lozione
    liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin
    citrato
    purgative consisting of a milky white liquid suspension of magnesium hydroxide; used as a laxative and (in smaller doses) as an antacid
    morfina
    an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain
    unguento
    semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
    panacea, toccasana
    hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
    compressa, confetto, pasticca, pastiglia, pillola
    a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
    iodio
    a tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic
    efedrina
    white odorless powdered or crystalline alkaloid from plants of the genus Ephedra (especially Ephedra sinica) or made synthetically; used as a bronchodilator to treat bronchitis and asthma
    type of:
    droga, sostanza stupefacente, stupefacente
    a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
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