histamine blocker
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1. 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 (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | cimetidine, tagamet, |
| definition | : | a drug (trade name Tagamet) used to treat peptic ulcers by decreasing the secretion of stomach acid (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | famotidine, pepcid, |
| definition | : | a histamine blocker (trade name Pepcid) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ranitidine, zantac, |
| definition | : | a histamine blocker and antacid (trade name Zantac) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux (noun.artifact) |
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