antiemetic (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *antiemetic*:
NOUN	artifact	antiemetic, antiemetic drug	a drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting

English > *antiemetic*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting.
Synonym	antiemetic drug
Narrower	Emetrol	trade name for an antiemetic drug that has a mint flavor
	dimenhydrinate, Dramamine	antihistamine and antiemetic (trade name Dramamine) used to treat motion sickness
	prochlorperazine	antipsychotic and antiemetic drug used to treat schizophrenia and to combat nausea and vomiting
	promethazine, Phenergan	antihistamine (trade name Phenergan) used to treat allergies
Broader	medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug	(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
Spanish	antiemético
Catalan	antiemètic

HyperDic: antiemetic