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
Ian Fleming made this first excursion into adventure fiction "as a counterirritant or antibody to my hysterical alarm at getting married at the age of 43."
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
Some scientists believe that pulque's yeast and vitamins offset the unbalanced diet of chili, corn and beans, act as a counterirritant to hot peppers.
From Time Magazine Archive
She had early learned to ignore his moods, to avoid sympathy which aggravates, and to meet his blues with a vigorous counterirritant of liveliness.
From Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise by David Graham Phillips
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