antiemetic [ˌæntɪɪˈmɛtɪk]
adj
(Medicine) preventing vomiting
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) any antiemetic drug, such as promethazine or metoclopramide
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| Noun | 1. |  antiemetic - a drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomitingdimenhydrinate, Dramamine - antihistamine and antiemetic (trade name Dramamine) used to treat motion sickness Emetrol - trade name for an antiemetic drug that has a mint flavor medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease prochlorperazine - antipsychotic and antiemetic drug used to treat schizophrenia and to combat nausea and vomiting Phenergan, promethazine - antihistamine (trade name Phenergan) used to treat allergies; also an antiemetic used to treat motion sickness |
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