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DIMETAPP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant; used to relieve nasal congestion and to treat rhinitis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("Dimetapp" is a kind of...):
antihistamine (a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site)
nasal decongestant (a decongestant that provides temporary relief of nasal symptoms of the common cold and rhinitis and upper respiratory infections)
Meronyms (substance of "Dimetapp"):
brompheniramine maleate; Dimetane (antihistamine (trade name Dimetane) used to treat hypersensitivity reactions (as rhinitis))
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