antihistamine
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1. a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site (noun.artifact)
hyponym | : | actifed, |
definition | : | trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant; used to treat upper respiratory conditions and minor allergies (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | brompheniramine maleate, dimetane, |
definition | : | antihistamine (trade name Dimetane) used to treat hypersensitivity reactions (as rhinitis) (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | cyproheptadine, periactin, |
definition | : | an antihistamine (trade name Periactin) used to treat some allergic reactions (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | dimenhydrinate, dramamine, |
definition | : | antihistamine and antiemetic (trade name Dramamine) used to treat motion sickness (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | dimetapp, |
definition | : | trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant; used to relieve nasal congestion and to treat rhinitis (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | benadryl, diphenhydramine, |
definition | : | antihistamine (trade name Benadryl) used to treat allergic reactions involving the nasal passages (hay fever) and also to treat motion sickness (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | methapyrilene, |
definition | : | antihistamine used to treat allergic responses (as rhinitis or dermatitis or pruritus) (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | pheniramine, |
definition | : | an antihistamine used in preparations to treat allergies and respiratory infections; used to treat rhinitis and skin rashes and pruritus (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | phenyltoloxamine, |
definition | : | antihistamine included in some preparations used to treat coughing and nasal congestion (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | phenergan, promethazine, |
definition | : | antihistamine (trade name Phenergan) used to treat allergies; also an antiemetic used to treat motion sickness (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | pyrilamine, |
definition | : | antihistamine used to treat rhinitis and pruritus (noun.artifact) |
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