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HISTAMINE BLOCKER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A medicine used to treat the gastric effects of histamine in cases of peptic ulcers and gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux; works by blocking the effects of histamine on the receptor site known as H2
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("histamine blocker" is a kind of...):
medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "histamine blocker"):
cimetidine; Tagamet (a drug (trade name Tagamet) used to treat peptic ulcers by decreasing the secretion of stomach acid)
famotidine; Pepcid (a histamine blocker (trade name Pepcid) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux)
ranitidine; Zantac (a histamine blocker and antacid (trade name Zantac) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux)
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