Meaning of ANTIHISTAMINE
| Pronunciation: | | `anti'histu`meen
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| | Definition: | | [n] a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site |
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| | See Also: | | Actifed, Antivert, Benadryl, brompheniramine maleate, chlorpheniramine maleate, Chlor-Trimeton, Coricidin, cyproheptadine, dimenhydrinate, Dimetane, Dimetapp, diphenhydramine, Dramamine, meclizine, meclizine hydrochloride, medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine, methapyrilene, Periactin, Phenergan, pheniramine, phenyltoloxamine, promethazine, pyrilamine | |
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| | Definition: | | Drug used to offset the effects of histamine. |
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| | Definition: | | A drug that relieves allergy symptoms by blocking the production or effects of histamines in the inflammatory process. |
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