EMETIC

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A medicine that induces nausea and vomiting

Synonyms:

emetic; nauseant; vomit; vomitive

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("emetic" is a kind of...):

curative; cure; remedy; therapeutic (a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "emetic"):

ipecac (a medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning))

dry mustard; powdered mustard (a substance such that one to three tablespoons dissolved in a glass of warm water is a homemade emetic)

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Context examples:

A benzodiazepine with anxiolytic, anti-anxiety, anticonvulsant, anti-emetic and sedative properties.

(Lorazepam, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of meclizine, a synthetic piperazine with anti-emetic, sedative and histamine H1 antagonistic properties.

(Meclizine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Chlorpromazine appears to exert its anti-emetic activity by blocking the dopamine receptors in the chemical trigger zone (CTZ) in the brain, thereby relieving nausea and vomiting.

(Chlorpromazine, NCI Thesaurus)

Chlorpromazine hydrochloride appears to exert its anti-emetic activity by blocking the dopamine receptors in the chemical trigger zone (CTZ) in the brain, thereby relieving nausea and vomiting.

(Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition, apomorphine hydrochloride acts on the chemoreceptor trigger zone and is used as a central emetic in the treatment of drug overdose.

(Apomorphine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

B. cereus is found in soil and associated with diarrheal and emetic forms of food-borne illness as well as opportunistic infections in both humans and domestic animals.

(Bacillus cereus, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called emetic.

(Emetogenic, NCI Dictionary)

A fresh, dried or processed form of the rhizome of the Asian perennial plant Zingiber officinale (ginger) with potential anti-emetic activity.

(Ginger, NCI Thesaurus)

Although the exact mechanism through which droperidol exerts its effects is unknown, droperidol may block dopamine receptors in the chemoreceptor trigger zone (CTZ), which may lead to its anti-emetic effect.

(Droperidol, NCI Thesaurus)