rubefacient
[ roo-buh-fey-shuh nt ]
/ ˌru bəˈfeɪ ʃənt /
adjective
causing redness of the skin, as a medicinal application.
noun
Medicine/Medical.
a rubefacient application, as a mustard plaster.
Origin of rubefacient
1795–1805; < Latin
rubefacient- (stem of
rubefaciēns, present participle of
rubefacere to redden), equivalent to
rube-, variant stem of
rubēre to redden, be red +
-facient-
-facient
Words nearby rubefacient
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rubedo,
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rubefy,
rubella,
rubella hi test,
rubella virus
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Medical definitions for rubefacient
rubefacient
[ rōō′bə-fā′shənt ]
adj.
Producing redness, as of the skin.
n.
A substance that irritates the skin, causing redness.