counterirritant
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Menthol is a counterirritant, which relieves underlying pain near the site of application by causing irritation at the surface.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 16, 2013
Despite President Roosevelt's fervid interest in naval shipbuilding as a counterirritant to unemployment, the U. S. will not be up to Treaty par before 1939.
From Time Magazine Archive
Landa got into the fight nearly two years ago when Chicago's Fairbanks, Morse decided to back him financially as a counterirritant to Silberstein, who tried unsuccessfully to win control of Fair banks, Morse.
From Time Magazine Archive
In desperation, he learned how to tickle his nose until he sneezed, which helped somewhat as a counterirritant.
From Time Magazine Archive
This is a counterirritant and often used for goitre.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter
