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Definition of Antiemetic
1. Noun. A drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting.
Specialized synonyms: Dimenhydrinate, Dramamine, Emetrol, Prochlorperazine, Phenergan, Promethazine
Generic synonyms: Medicament, Medication, Medicinal Drug, Medicine
Definition of Antiemetic
1. a. &?; n. Same as Antemetic.
Definition of Antiemetic
1. Adjective. That combats nausea and vomiting ¹
2. Noun. (medicine) A drug that combats nausea and vomiting ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Antiemetic
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Antiemetic
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Antiemetic
Literary usage of Antiemetic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Food and Drugs, PT. 300-499, Revised by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"Subpart B—Active Ingredients § 336.10 antiemetic active ingredients. ...
Subpart C—Labeling § 336.50 Labeling of antiemetic drug products. ..."
2. Medical Marijuana Referenda Movement in America: Hearing Before the edited by Bill McCollum (2001)
"Inhalation marihuana as an antiemetic for cancer chemotherapy. ... antiemetic effect
of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in patients receiving cancer ..."
3. Drug Abuse and Drug Abuse Research (1991): The Third Triennial Report to edited by MaryLouise Embrey, Christine R. Hartel (1999)
"Nabilone, a synthetic cannabinoid, was marketed in Canada in 1981 as an antiemetic
adjunct to cancer chemotherapy. The new drug gained little clinical ..."
4. Marijuana Use in America: Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary U. S (1996)
"Marijuana as antiemetic medicine: A survey of oncologists' experiences and attitudes.
... Marijuana as an antiemetic Drug: How Useful Is It Today? ..."
5. Therapeutic Gazette (1894)
"In this way we not only get the stimulating and antiemetic powers of the brandy
... It is possible that the drug exercises its antiemetic effects chiefly by ..."
6. Text-book of Therapeutics and Materia Medica by Robert Thaxter Edes (1887)
"The advantage of this method of administration is the stimulating and agreeable
effect of the carbonic acid in the mouth, and its antiemetic effect upon the ..."
7. The Lasting Salute: Civil & Military Funerals 1921-1969 by B. C. Mossman, M. W. Stark (1995)
"It also has antiemetic and anxiolytic effects. Methotrimeprazine can produce
sedation and hypotension ... This antihistamine also has antiemetic activity. ..."
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