- antiemetic
- A drug that prevents or reduces nausea and vomiting.
English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.
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antiemetic — ANTIEMÉTIC, Ă, antiemetici, ce, adj., s.n. Antivomitiv. [pr.: ti e ] – Din fr. antiémétique. Trimis de ana zecheru, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 ANTIEMÉTI//C antiemeticcă (antiemeticci, antiemeticce) şi substantival (despre medicamente) Care… … Dicționar Român
Antiemetic — An ti*e*met ic, a. & n. (Med.) Same as {Antemetic}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
antiemetic — 1. Preventing or arresting vomiting. 2. A remedy that tends to control nausea and vomiting. [anti + G. emetikos, emetic] * * * an·ti·emet·ic .ant ē ə met ik, .an .tī adj used or tending to prevent or check vomiting <antiemetic drugs>… … Medical dictionary
Antiemetic — An anti emetic is a drug that is effective against vomiting and nausea. Anti emetics are typically used to treat motion sickness and the side effects of opioid analgesics, general anaesthetics and chemotherapy directed against cancer. TOC Types… … Wikipedia
antiemetic — noun a drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting • Syn: ↑antiemetic drug • Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medication, ↑medicament, ↑medicinal drug • Hyponyms: ↑dimenhydrinate … Useful english dictionary
antiemetic drug — noun a drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting • Syn: ↑antiemetic • Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medication, ↑medicament, ↑medicinal drug • Hyponyms: ↑dimenhydrinate, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
antiemetic — /an tee euh met ik, an tuy /, Pharm. adj. 1. of or pertaining to a substance that is useful in the suppression of nausea or vomiting. n. 2. any such substance. [ANTI + EMETIC] * * * … Universalium
antiemetic — 1. adjective That combats nausea and vomiting Ant: emetic 2. noun A drug that combats nausea and vomiting Ant: emetic … Wiktionary
antiemètic — an|ti|e|mè|tic Mot Pla Adjectiu variable … Diccionari Català-Català
Antiemetic — A substance to prevent vomiting. Cocos, Ximenia … EthnoBotanical Dictionary
antiemetic — adj. serving to alleviate or prevent nausea and vomiting (Medicine) n. drug used to alleviate or prevent nausea and vomiting (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
