antihistamine
n. drug which counteracts histamine in the body (treatment for allergies) | ||||
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Antihistamine Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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antihistamine
Noun
1. a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site
(hypernym) medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
(hyponym) Actifed
Noun
1. a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site
(hypernym) medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
(hyponym) Actifed
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
antihistamine
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Antihistamine Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
antihistamine drug
noun
drug used to control the effects of an allergy which releases histamine
noun
drug used to control the effects of an allergy which releases histamine
| Aids Glossary |
antihistamine
an agent that counteracts the effects of histamine; antihistamines are used to treat allergic reactions and to block stomach acid production.
an agent that counteracts the effects of histamine; antihistamines are used to treat allergic reactions and to block stomach acid production.
Antihistamine Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Antihistamine
A H1 antihistamine is a histamine antagonist which serves to reduce or eliminate effects mediated by histamine, an endogenous chemical mediator released during allergic reactions, through action at the H1 receptor. Only agents where the main therapeutic effect is mediated by negative modulation of histamine receptors are termed antihistamines - other agents may have antihistaminergic action but are not true antihistamines.
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