CIMETIDINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cimetidine mean? 

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

1. a drug (trade name Tagamet) used to treat peptic ulcers by decreasing the secretion of stomach acid

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CIMETIDINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A drug (trade name Tagamet) used to treat peptic ulcers by decreasing the secretion of stomach acid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cimetidine; Tagamet

Hypernyms ("cimetidine" is a kind of...):

histamine blocker (a medicine used to treat the gastric effects of histamine in cases of peptic ulcers and gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux; works by blocking the effects of histamine on the receptor site known as H2)

alkaliser; alkalizer; antacid; antiacid; gastric antacid (an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach))

 Context examples 

Cimetidine also may inhibit tumor growth by suppressing histamine's growth-factor activity and blocking histamine-induced stimulation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a pro-angiogenic growth factor.

(Cimetidine, NCI Thesaurus)

Enhancing anti-tumor cell-mediated responses, cimetidine blocks histamine's ability to stimulate suppressor T lymphocyte activity and to inhibit natural killer (NK) cell activity and interleukin-2 production.

(Cimetidine, NCI Thesaurus)