Counteracting the effects of poison; warding off contagion.noun
An antidote against poison; preventive against contagion.[From Medieval Latin alexiterium (remedy), from Greek alexein (to ward off).]
"[Frantz Fanon] goes on to describe, '...poisons for which there is no known alexiteric.'" David Macey; Frantz Fanon: A Biography; Picador; 2001.This week's theme: words related to medicine.
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