antiemetic

antiemetic /an·ti·emet·ic/ (-ĕ-met´ik) preventing or alleviating nausea and vomiting; also, an agent that so acts.

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an·ti·e·met·ic (nt--mtk, nt-)

adj.

Preventing or arresting vomiting.

n.

An agent that prevents or arrests vomiting.

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Antiemetic

A preparation or medication that relieves nausea and vomiting. Coke syrup, ginger, and motion sickness medications are examples of antiemetics.

Mentioned in: Appetite-Enhancing Drugs, Chemotherapy, Marijuana, Nausea and Vomiting

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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.

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antiemetic [an″te-e-met´ik]

1. useful in the treatment of vomiting.

2. an agent that relieves vomiting.

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antiemetic (anˈ·tē·e·meˑ·tik),

n a substance that can prevent or lessen the feeling of nausea and vomiting.

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antiemetic (an´tēmet´ik, an´tī-met´ik),

n drug used to prevent, stop, or relieve nausea and emesis (vomiting).

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antiemetic

1. useful in the treatment of vomiting.

2. an agent that relieves vomiting.

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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