Definition
To apply a counterirritant substance to the skin in order to relieve deeper pain or inflammation.
Etymology
From counter- + irritate, from Latin irritare. This verb form emerged from medical practice to describe the action of using counterirritants therapeutically.
Kelly Says
Traditional healers discovered they could counterirritate a sore shoulder by applying heat or rubbing liniment on it—the brain gets distracted from the original pain!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንተይ እርምጃ
an-tey er-m-ja
ARالعربية
مُضادّ تهيّج
mu-dhadd-tu-hay-j
BNবাংলা
প্রতি-প্রক্রিয়া
pro-ti-pro-kria
CACatalà
antiirritar
an-ti-i-ri-tar
CSČeština
protiv podráždění
pro-tiv po-ra-z-dě-ní
DADansk
modvirkende
mod-vir-ken-de
DEDeutsch
gegenreizend
ge-gen-ry-ts-en-d
ELΕλληνικά
αντι-ερεθιστικό
an-ti-e-re-this-tiko
ESEspañol
antiirritar
an-ti-i-ri-tar
FAفارسی
ضد تحریک
zad tah-rik
FISuomi
vasta-ärsytys
vasta-ersytys
FRFrançais
contre-irriter
kon-tre-i-ri-ter
GUGU
પ્રતિકારક
pra-ti-kar-ak
HAHA
maganin zafin
ma-ga-nin za-fin
HEעברית
משכך עור
mis-chach-e-or
HIहिन्दी
प्रति-उत्तेजित करना
pra-ti-ut-te-jit karna
HUMagyar
ellenérzékenyítő
el-len-er-ze-ken-yi-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
menghilangkan iritasi
men-ghi-lang i-ri-ta-si
IGIG
nke a na-akpo
nke a na-ak-po
ITItaliano
antiirritare
an-ti-i-ri-ta-re
JA日本語
刺激する
shi-ti-ku-suru
KKKK
қарсы әрекет
qarsy areket
KMKM
ប្រឆាំង ទៅ នឹង ការ រំខាន
bra-chaam-ng tou neng ka-ra rom-khaan
KO한국어
반대 자극하다
ban-dae ja-geuk-ha-da
MRMR
प्रति-उद्दीपन
pra-ti-ud-dee-pan
MSBahasa Melayu
menghilangkan rasa pedih
men-ghi-lang ra-sa pe-dih
MYမြန်မာ
အကြောင်း ပြုတ်
a-kya-ng pyout
NLNederlands
tegenirriteren
te-gen-i-ri-te-ren
NONorsk
motvirkende
mot-vir-ken-de
PLPolski
przeciwbólowy
przi-wo-bo-lo-wy
PTPortuguês
antiirritar
an-ti-i-ri-tar
RORomână
antiiritant
an-ti-i-ri-tan-t
RUРусский
противовоспалительное
pro-tivo-vos-pa-lit-el-noe
SVSvenska
motverkande
mot-ver-kan-de
SWKiswahili
kizazi cha kuzuia
ki-za-zi cha ku-zu-ia
TAதமிழ்
விருத்தி தடுப்பு
vi-ruth-thi tha-ppu
TEతెలుగు
కౌంటర్ ఇరిటేషన్
kaun-ter i-ri-ta-shan
THไทย
ยับยั้งการระคายเคือง
yap-yeng-gaan-ra-kai-kaeng
TLTL
kawalan ng pang-aakit
ka-wal-an ng pang-a-akit
TRTürkçe
karşıt uyarıcı
kar-şıt u-yar-ı-cı
UKУкраїнська
протизаппалювальне
pro-ti-zap-pa-lyu-val-ne
URاردو
مُضادّ تهيّج
mu-dhadd-tu-hay-j
VITiếng Việt
chống kích thích
chong kic-thich
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀kọ́ ẹ̀rọ
awon eko ero