DIPHENHYDRAMINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does diphenhydramine mean? 

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

1. antihistamine (trade name Benadryl) used to treat allergic reactions involving the nasal passages (hay fever) and also to treat motion sickness

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIPHENHYDRAMINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Antihistamine (trade name Benadryl) used to treat allergic reactions involving the nasal passages (hay fever) and also to treat motion sickness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Benadryl; diphenhydramine

Hypernyms ("diphenhydramine" 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 

The hydrochloride salt form of fluoxetine, a diphenhydramine derivative and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor with antidepressant, antiobsessional and antibulimic effects.

(Fluoxetine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of diphenhydramine, an ethanolamine and first-generation histamine antagonist with anti-allergic activity.

(Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Diphenhydramine blocks histamine effects, preventing sneezing and itchy, watery eyes, as well as nasal and other allergy and hay fever symptoms.

(Acetaminophen/Diphenhydramine, NCI Thesaurus)

An oral suspension of viscous lidocaine, diphenhydramine (Benadryl) and aluminum and magnesium hydroxides (Maalox).

(Lidobenalox, NCI Thesaurus)

Usually, magic mouthwash consists of lidocaine for its anesthetic activity, the antihistamine diphenhydramine and the antacids aluminum hydroxide and/or magnesium hydroxide.

(Magic Mouthwash, NCI Thesaurus)

Combined with other liquid ingredients (such as lidocaine and diphenhydramine), this antacid provides relief for painful stomatitis, mucositis, and esophagitis associated with both chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

(Maalox, NCI Thesaurus)

Diphenhydramine hydrochloride/dexamethasone/nystatin magic mouthwash inhibits the cytokine-mediated inflammation and yeast colonization of the oral mucosa associated with chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

(Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride/Dexamethasone/Nystatin Magic Mouthwash, NCI Thesaurus)

A brominated derivative of diphenhydramine, an ethanolamine derivative and histamine H1 receptor antagonist with anti-allergic, sedative, antiemetic and anticholinergic properties.

(Bromodiphenhydramine, NCI Thesaurus)

Diphenhydramine competitively inhibits the histamine-1 (H1) receptor, thereby alleviating the symptoms caused by endogenous histamine on bronchial, capillary and gastrointestinal smooth muscles.

(Diphenhydramine, NCI Thesaurus)

Diphenhydramine hydrochloride competitively blocks H1receptors, thereby preventing the actions of histamine on bronchial smooth muscle, capillaries, and gastrointestinal (GI) smooth muscle.

(Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)