CYPROHEPTADINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cyproheptadine mean? 

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

1. an antihistamine (trade name Periactin) used to treat some allergic reactions

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CYPROHEPTADINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An antihistamine (trade name Periactin) used to treat some allergic reactions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cyproheptadine; Periactin

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

antihistamine (a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site)

 Context examples 

Cyproheptadine exhibits anticholinergic and sedative properties and has been shown to stimulate appetite and weight gain.

(Cyproheptadine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Cyproheptadine belongs to the family of drugs called antihistamines.

(Cyproheptadine, NCI Dictionary)

Cyproheptadine competes with free histamine (HA) for binding at HA-receptor sites, thereby competitively antagonizing histamine stimulation of HA-receptors in the gastrointestinal tract, large blood vessels, and bronchial smooth muscle.

(Cyproheptadine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)