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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 vomitingplay

  Familiarity information: ANTIEMETIC DRUG used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ANTIEMETIC DRUG (noun)


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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