noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
fever reducer; antipyretic
Refers to medicine or treatment that lowers fever. Often used in everyday contexts like 熱さましの薬.
子どもが熱を出したので、熱さましを飲ませた。
My child had a fever, so I gave them a fever reducer.
この薬は熱さましの効果があります。
This medicine has an antipyretic effect.
More formal medical term for antipyretic; 熱さまし is the everyday word.
Compound of 熱 (netsu, 'fever') and 冷まし (samashi, nominalized form of 冷ます, 'to cool'). Literally 'fever cooling'.