noun
- medicines or treatments that soothe or relieve pain and irritation
Usage: medical; formal
Examples
- The doctor prescribed several lenitives to ease the patient’s chronic pain.
- Ancient healers used herbal lenitives to treat various ailments.
- The pharmacy stocks a variety of lenitives for different types of discomfort.
- These lenitives provide temporary relief but don’t cure the underlying condition.
- The nurse applied topical lenitives to soothe the patient’s inflamed skin.
- Modern lenitives are much more effective than those used centuries ago.