Meaning | A drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting. |
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Synonym | antiemetic drug |
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Narrower | Emetrol | trade name for an antiemetic drug that has a mint flavor |
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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 |
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Spanish | antiemético |
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Catalan | antiemètic |
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