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
In desperation, he learned how to tickle his nose until he sneezed, which helped somewhat as a counterirritant.
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
Well, you take the two pails of ice water, throw a little dirt in them, to act as a counterirritant, strip, and stand with one foot in each pail.
From Time Magazine Archive
The ordinary use of a seton is to keep up constant drainage from a cavity containing matter or to act as a stimulant or counterirritant.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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