See Also: pentoxifylline(medicine)
Pentoxifylline(health)

negation (iou) and pentoxifylline (medicine)


negation (iou)



negation noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French negation or Latin negatio(n-), formed as NEGATER: see -ATION.]
The action of contradicting a statement or allegation, the making of a statement involving the use of a negative word, as 'no', 'not', 'never', etc., (foll. by of). Also, an instance of this; a negative statement, doctrine, etc.; a refusal, a contradiction; a denial (of). LME.
b. In Logic, (an) assertion that a proposition is false; in Computing, = INVERSION 15. L16.
The absence or opposite of a thing which is actual, positive, or affirmative. M17.
A negative or unreal thing, a nonentity; a thing whose essence consists in the absence of something positive. E18.
Comb.: negation-sign Logic a sign or symbol used to indicate negation.
negational adjective negative, using or involving negation M19.
negationist noun = NEGATIVIST noun M19.

pentoxifylline (medicine)


pentoxifylline
<drug> Is a drug that reduces levels of tumour necrosis factor (TNF) (see). Pentoxifylline is FDAapproved for treatment of leg cramps and poor circulation. Possible side effects include nausea and Other digestive upset, dizziness and headache.