Which term means against fever?

• A. Ankylosis
• B. Antibiotic
• C. Antipyretic
• D. Angioma

Answer: (C)

Understanding how medical terms are built helps with quick, accurate meanings. Here, the clue is the parts of the word: anti- means against, and pyretic comes from pyrexia, which is fever. Put together, antipyretic describes something that fights or reduces fever. In practice, antipyretic drugs like acetaminophen or ibuprofen lower body temperature when someone has a fever.

The other terms point to different ideas: ankylosis refers to joint stiffness from fusion; an antibiotic is a substance against microorganisms; an angioma is a benign vascular tumor. None of these involve fever in their roots, so they don’t fit the described meaning.