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ANTIEMETIC DRUG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does antiemetic drug mean?
• ANTIEMETIC DRUG (noun)
The noun ANTIEMETIC DRUG has 1 sense:
1. a drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting
Familiarity information: ANTIEMETIC DRUG 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 drug" 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 drug"):
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)
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