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anaphrodisiac, a. and n. Med.|ænˌæfrəʊˈdɪzɪək| [f. Gr. ἀν priv. + ἀϕροδῑσιακ-ός venereal.] A. adj. That diminishes sexual appetite. B. n. A drug having this tendency; an antaphrodisiac.
1823Paris & Fonbl. Med. Jurispr. I. 209 The anaphrodisiac powers of camphor were long believed. 1865Farre Mat. Med. 587 Drastic cathartics act as anaphrodisiacs. 1875Wood Therap. (1879) 146 Stadion claims that digitalis..may be regarded as a true anaphrodisiac. |