anetic

English

Etymology

From Latin aneticus, from Ancient Greek ἀνετικός (anetikós, “relaxing, remitting”), from ἄνεσις (ánesis, “relaxation, abatement”).

Adjective

anetic (comparative more anetic, superlative most anetic)

  1. (medicine, obsolete, rare) Soothing; helping to relieve a malady.
    • 1899, Samuel C. James, “Therapeutics in Continued Fevers”, in Merck's Archives, volume 1, page 465:
      The anetic property is also an important factor in its [sc. antipyrine] use—in fact, that element surpasses those of heat elimination and is more often considered when the drug is prescribed by therapeutists.

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