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PREVACID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Prevacid mean?
• PREVACID (noun)
The noun PREVACID has 1 sense:
1. antacid (trade name Prevacid) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach
Familiarity information: PREVACID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Antacid (trade name Prevacid) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
lansoprazole; Prevacid
Hypernyms ("Prevacid" is a kind of...):
acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)
Domain usage:
trade name (a name given to a product or service)
Context examples
Also called Prevacid.
(Lansoprazole, NCI Dictionary)
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