Antiemetic

Antiemetic
Antiemetic \An`ti*e*met"ic\, a. & n. (Med.) Same as {Antemetic}. [1913 Webster]

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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 — 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

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