anetic

Latin aneticus, from Ancient Greek ἀνετικός (anetikós, “relaxing, remitting”), from ἄνεσις (ánesis, “relaxation, abatement”).

anetic (comparative more anetic, superlative most anetic)

1. (medicine, obsolete, rare) Soothing; helping to relieve a malady.
   • 1899, Samuel C. James, “Therapeutics in Continued Fevers”, in Merck's Archives, volume 1, page 465:

     The anetic property is also an important factor in its [sc. antipyrine] use—in fact, that element surpasses those of heat elimination and is more often considered when the drug is prescribed by therapeutists.

• Tanice, acetin, enatic