CIMETIDINE

Meaning of CIMETIDINE in English

a drug directed against histamine receptors. Cimetidine is used to treat peptic (stomach) ulcers by blocking the secretion of stomach acid, and is under study for the treatment of HIV disease.

AIDS English Glossary. Английский словарь СПИДа. 2012

CIMETIDINE — USP DI - Histamine H 2-receptor Antagonists (Systemic)
Drug information English vocab
CIMETIDINE — noun Etymology: ci- (alteration of cyan-) + methyl + -idine Date: 1975 a histamine analog C 10 H 16 N …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CIMETIDINE — sīˈmed.əˌdēn, -etə- noun ( -s ) Etymology: ci- (alteration of cy an-) + met hyl + -idin : a histamine …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CIMETIDINE — /seuh met"i deen'/ , n. Pharm. a substance, C 10 H 16 N 6 S, that is used alone or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CIMETIDINE — noun Etymology: ci- (alteration of cyan- ) + met hyl + -idine Date: 1975 : a histamine analog C 10 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CIMETIDINE — [ sʌɪ'mɛtɪdi:n ] ■ noun Medicine a drug used to treat stomach acidity and peptic ulcers. Origin 1970s: from ci- …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CIMETIDINE — [ci.met.i.dine] n [ci- (alter. of cyan-) + methyl + -idine] (1975): a histamine analogue used esp. in the treatment of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CIMETIDINE — cimetidine BrE AmE saɪ ˈmet ɪ diːn sɪ-, sə-, -ə- AmE \ -ˈmet̬ ə-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CIMETIDINE — A drug usually used to treat stomach ulcers and heartburn. It is also commonly used in a regimen to prevent …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
CIMETIDINE — n. Pronunciation: s ī - ' me-t ə - ˌ d ē n Function: noun Etymology: ci- (alter. of cyan- …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CIMETIDINE ORAL — MedMaster
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CIMETIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION — MedMaster
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TAGAMET ORAL — MedMaster - Cimetidine Oral
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TAGAMET INJECTION — MedMaster - Cimetidine Hydrochloride Injection
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TAGAMET HB — MedMaster - Cimetidine Oral USP DI - Histamine H 2-receptor Antagonists (Systemic)
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RANITIDINE — noun Etymology: probably from ranit- (blend of furan and nitr-) + -idine (as in cimetidine) Date: 1979 a histamine blocker …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RANITIDINE — raˈnid.əˌdēn, -ˈnit- noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably from ranit- (blend of furan and nitr- ) + -idine (as in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
H2 ANTAGONIST — ˈāchˈtü- noun or H 2 blocker also H 2 receptor antagonist : a drug (as cimetidine or ranitidine) that reduces …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAGAMET — /tag"euh met'/ , Pharm., Trademark. a brand of cimetidine.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RANITIDINE — noun Etymology: probably from ranit- (blend of furan and nitr- ) + -idine (as in cimetidine ) Date: 1979 : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THERAPEUTICS — treatment and care of a patient for the purpose of both preventing and combating disease or alleviating pain or injury. …
Britannica English vocabulary
PEPTIC ULCER — circumscribed lesion that occurs primarily in the mucous membrane of the stomach or duodenum (the upper segment of the small …
Britannica English vocabulary
HISTAMINE — biologically active substance found in a great variety of living organisms. It is distributed widely, albeit unevenly, throughout the animal …
Britannica English vocabulary
ANTIHISTAMINE — any of a group of synthetic drugs that selectively counteract the pharmacological effects of histamine (q.v.), following its release from …
Britannica English vocabulary
ANTACID — also spelled Antiacid, any substance, such as sodium bicarbonate, magnesium hydroxide, or aluminum hydroxide, used to counteract or neutralize gastric …
Britannica English vocabulary
BLACK, SIR JAMES — born June 14, 1924, Uddingston, Scot. in full Sir James Whyte Black British pharmacologist who (along with George H. Hitchings …
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UNTREATED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN control ▪ Results are expressed as the percentage of the untreated control . ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
REGISTRY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a registry office wedding British English (= at a local government office, not in a …
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RECEPTOR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN antagonist ▪ The possible therapeutic effect of a specific receptor antagonist in inflammatory bowel …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PREVIOUSLY — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE unknown ▪ The apes are exhibiting previously unknown resources of problem solving, and the …
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POTENTIALLY — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES potentially explosive ▪ He’s good at defusing potentially explosive situations. COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE …
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PERCENTAGE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES high proportion/percentage etc (of sth) (= a very large part of a number ) ▪ …
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