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ANTIEMETIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does antiemetic mean?
• ANTIEMETIC (noun)
The noun ANTIEMETIC has 1 sense:
1. a drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting
Familiarity information: ANTIEMETIC used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
antiemetic; antiemetic drug
Hypernyms ("antiemetic" is a kind of...):
medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "antiemetic"):
dimenhydrinate; Dramamine (antihistamine and antiemetic (trade name Dramamine) used to treat motion sickness)
Emetrol (trade name for an antiemetic drug that has a mint flavor)
prochlorperazine (antipsychotic and antiemetic drug used to treat schizophrenia and to combat nausea and vomiting)
Phenergan; promethazine (antihistamine (trade name Phenergan) used to treat allergies; also an antiemetic used to treat motion sickness)
Context examples
A phenylbutylpiperadine derivative with antipsychotic, neuroleptic, and antiemetic activities.
(Haloperidol, NCI Thesaurus)
It is a type of antiemetic and a type of motility agent.
(Metoclopramide, NCI Dictionary)
A selective neurokinin 1 (NK1) receptor antagonist with potential antiemetic activity.
(Netupitant, NCI Thesaurus)
It is a type of antiemetic and a type of antipsychotic.
(Haldol, NCI Dictionary)
A transdermal system containing granisetron, a selective serotonin (5-HT) receptor antagonist, with antiemetic activity.
(Granisetron Transdermal Patch, NCI Thesaurus)
An indazole derivative with antiemetic properties.
(Granisetron, NCI Thesaurus)
Granisetron is a type of serotonin receptor antagonist and a type of antiemetic.
(Granisetron, NCI Dictionary)
The hydrochloride salt of an indazole derivative with antiemetic properties.
(Granisetron hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic derivative of thienobenzodiazepine with antipsychotic, antinausea, and antiemetic activities.
(Olanzapine, NCI Thesaurus)
A phenothiazine derivative and a dopamine antagonist with antiemetic and antipsychotic properties.
(Perphenazine, NCI Thesaurus)
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