adj.
- Tending to alter or produce alteration.
- Tending to restore to normal health.
A treatment or medication that restores health.
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alterative
American Heritage Dictionary:
al·ter·a·tive |
adj.
A treatment or medication that restores health.
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Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
alterative |
A medicine given to a horse with the objective of improving its general condition without purging it. Called also tonic.
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| Saunders Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved. Read more |
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