ANTITUSSIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does antitussive mean? 

• ANTITUSSIVE (noun)
  The noun ANTITUSSIVE has 1 sense:

1. any medicine used to suppress or relieve coughing

  Familiarity information: ANTITUSSIVE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANTITUSSIVE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any medicine used to suppress or relieve coughing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("antitussive" 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 "antitussive"):

codeine (derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve coughing) and an analgesic (to relieve pain))

 Context examples 

A phthalide isoquinoline non-narcotic alkaloid derived from the opium poppy Papaver somniferum, with mild analgesic, antitussive, and potential antineoplastic activities.

(Noscapine, NCI Thesaurus)

The bitartrate salt form of hydrocodone, a semisynthetic hydrogenated codeine derivative and opioid agonist with analgesic and antitussive effects.

(Hydrocodone bitartrate, NCI Thesaurus)

It is a type of analgesic agent, a type of antitussive, and a type of opiate.

(Hydrocodone bitartrate, NCI Dictionary)

A semisynthetic hydrogenated codeine derivative and opioid agonist with analgesic and antitussive effects.

(Hydrocodone, NCI Thesaurus)

The orally available hydrochloride salt of the opioid agonist noscapine, a phthalideisoquinoline alkaloid derived from the opium poppy Papaver somniferum, with mild analgesic, antitussive, and potential antineoplastic activities.

(Noscapine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A combination preparation of the analgesic and antipyretic acetaminophen and the semisynthetic opioid agonist oxycodone with analgesic and antitussive properties.

(Oxycodone/Acetaminophen, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt of oxycodone, a methylether of oxymorphone and semisynthetic opioid agonist with analgesic and antitussive properties.

(Oxycodone hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Dextromethorphan exerts antitussive activity by raising the threshold for coughing in the cough center.

(Nyquil, NCI Thesaurus)

A combination preparation containing guaifenesin and the opioid agonist codeine with expectorant and antitussive activities, respectively.

(Guaifenesin/Codeine, NCI Thesaurus)

Dextrometorphan, a synthetic, methylated dextrorotary analogue of levorphanol, exhibits antitussive activity by activating opioid receptors in the cough center in the central nervous system, thereby raising the threshold for coughing.

(Guaifenesin-DM, NCI Thesaurus)