RUBEFACIENTS
\ɹˈuːbɪfˌe͡ɪʃənts], \ɹˈuːbɪfˌeɪʃənts], \ɹ_ˈuː_b_ɪ_f_ˌeɪ_ʃ_ə_n_t_s]\
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Drugs that act locally on cutaneous or mucosal surfaces to produce inflammation; those that cause redness due to hyperemia are rubefacients; those that raise blisters are vesicants and those that penetrate sebaceous glands and cause abscesses are pustulants; tear gases and mustard gases are also irritants.
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