Definition of "antipyretic"

The antipyretic action of AVP is limited mainly to its action in a precise location in the ventral septum, though there is some evidence for a similar action in the medial amygdala.

1999, Otto Appenzeller, The Autonomic Nervous System, page 486

Hailed as a general remedy against fevers, it spurred hot debate among seventeenth-century medical professionals, especially in England. The bark, which includes among other active ingredients quinine, has a mild antipyretic effect and a far stronger impact in cases of malaria.

2001, Margaret Humphreys, Malaria: Poverty, Race, and Public Health in the United States