counterirritant

noun

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

Roots

contracounter- · Latin · against inir- · Latin · into, upon irritarerit- · Latin · to provoke ans-ant · Latin · agent, one that

Synonyms for counterirritant

carminativen expectorantn maturativeadj

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The word counterirritant breaks down into 4 roots of Latin origin: counter-, from Latin contra (“against”); ir-, from Latin in (“into, upon”); rit, from Latin irritare (“to provoke”); and -ant, from Latin ans (“agent, one that”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.