Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "antipyresis" ita ce rigakafi ko rage zafin zazzabi, ko rage alamun zazzabi. Yawanci ana samun ta ta hanyar amfani da magungunan antipyretic ko wasu ayyukan da ke taimakawa rage zafin jiki. Ana amfani da Antipyresis a matsayin kalmar likita don bayyana tsarin kula da zazzabi a cikin marasa lafiya, kuma yana da mahimmanci a cikin magance nau'o'in cututtuka da cututtuka daban-daban.