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revulsive
adjective as in repugnant
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Corrosive poisons affect the nerves by a violent revulsive action; and are not to be considered in the same category as medicines.
Its efficacy depends upon the revulsive effect which follows a local destruction of tissue.
In cupping for revulsive purposes, one cupped on a distant part to relieve excess of blood in the affected part.
Dry cupping, in its simplest form, was said to act as a “revulsive” or “derivant.”
Cold affusions and shower baths have been employed for their revulsive and sedative effect in mania.
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On this page you'll find 53 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to revulsive, such as: abhorrent, abominable, contradictory, disgusting, distasteful, and incompatible.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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