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a•lex•i•phar•mic
(ə lek′sə fär′mik),USA pronunciation [Med.]
adj.
n.
adj.
- Medicinewarding off poisoning or infection;
antidotal;
prophylactic.
n.
- Medicinean alexipharmic agent, esp. an internal antidote.
- Greek alexiphármakon, equivalent. to alexi- averter (see alexin) + phármakon poison, drug) + -ic; see pharmacy
- obsolete alexipharm(ac) antidote (1665–75