antiemetic /an·ti·emet·ic/ (-ĕ-met´ik) preventing or alleviating nausea and vomiting; also, an agent that so acts.
Antiemetic
antiemetic
antiemetic [an″te-e-met´ik]
antiemetic (anˈ·tē·e·meˑ·tik),
antiemetic (an´tē
met´ik, an´tī-met´ik),
antiemetic
an·ti·e·met·ic ( n t - -m t k, nt -)adj. Preventing or arresting vomiting. n. An agent that prevents or arrests vomiting. |
Antiemetic
A preparation or medication that relieves nausea and vomiting. Coke syrup, ginger, and motion sickness medications are examples of antiemetics.
antiemetic
[-imet′ik]
Etymology: Gk, anti + emesis, vomiting
1 pertaining to a substance or procedure that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting.
2 an antiemetic drug or agent. ChlorproMAZINE and other phenothiazines are sometimes effective antiemetic agents. In kinesia, scopolamine and antihistamines provide relief. SHT3-receptor antagonists such as dolasetron and the corticosteroid dexamethasone may relieve chemotherapy-induced nausea. Cannabis derivatives such as dronabinol may also alleviate nausea induced by certain antineoplastic drugs in cancer patients.
antiemetic [an″te-e-met´ik]
1. useful in the treatment of vomiting.
2. an agent that relieves vomiting.
antiemetic (anˈ·tē·e·meˑ·tik),
n a substance that can prevent or lessen the feeling of nausea and vomiting.
antiemetic (an´tē
met´ik, an´tī-met´ik),n drug used to prevent, stop, or relieve nausea and emesis (vomiting).
antiemetic
1. useful in the treatment of vomiting.
2. an agent that relieves vomiting.
antiemetic
adjective Countering emesis, vomiting noun An agent–eg, odansetron, granisetron, which prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapeutics–eg, cisplatin, cyclophosphamide,
dacarbazine, etc
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