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单词 lenitive
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lenitive


len·i·tive

L0119300 (lĕn′ĭ-tĭv)adj. Capable of easing pain or discomfort.n. A lenitive medicine.
[Middle English lenitif, from Old French, from Medieval Latin lēnītīvus, from Latin lēnītus, past participle of lēnīre, to soothe, from lēnis, soft; see lē- in Indo-European roots.]
len′i·tive·ly adv.

lenitive

(ˈlɛnɪtɪv) adjsoothing or alleviating pain or distressn (Pharmacology) obsolete a lenitive drug[C16: from Medieval Latin lēnītīvus, from Latin lēnīre to soothe]

len•i•tive

(ˈlɛn ɪ tɪv)

adj. 1. softening, soothing, or mitigating, as medicines or applications. 2. mildly laxative. n. 3. a lenitive medicine or application. [1535–45; < Medieval Latin lēnītīvus= Latin lēnīt(us), past participle of lēnīre (see lenient) + -īvus -ive]

lenitive

a medicinal preparation or application for soothing pain; a palliative. — lenitive, adj.See also: Remedies
Thesaurus
Noun1.lenitive - remedy that eases pain and discomfortcurative, cure, therapeutic, remedy - a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
Adj.1.lenitive - moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bearlenitive - moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bearalleviative, alleviatory, mitigative, mitigatory, palliativemoderating - lessening in intensity or strength
Translations
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lenitive


len·i·tive

(len'i-tiv), 1. Soothing; relieving discomfort or pain. 2. Rarely used term for a demulcent. [L. lenio, pp. lenitus, to soften, fr. lenis, mild]

lenitive

(lĕn′ĭ-tĭv)adj. Capable of easing pain or discomfort.n. A lenitive medicine.
len′i·tive·ly adv.

lenitive

A term that has been retired from the working medical parlance, formerly used as an adjective (meaning soothing), or as a noun (meaning demulcent).

len·i·tive

(len'i-tiv) Soothing; relieving discomfort or pain. [L. lenio, pp. lenitus, to soften, fr. lenis, mild]

lenitive


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  • noun
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Synonyms for lenitive

noun remedy that eases pain and discomfort

Related Words

  • curative
  • cure
  • therapeutic
  • remedy

adj moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear

Synonyms

  • alleviative
  • alleviatory
  • mitigative
  • mitigatory
  • palliative

Related Words

  • moderating
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