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antidiarrheal
(redirected from Antidiarrhoeal)

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an·ti·di·ar·rhe·al  (nt-d-rl, nt-)
n.
A substance used to prevent or treat diarrhea.

anti·diar·rheal adj.
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Noun1.antidiarrheal - a drug used to control or stop diarrheaantidiarrheal - a drug used to control or stop diarrhea
Kaopectate - trade name for a fixed-combination antidiarrheal drug that use kaolin as the adsorbent and pectin as the emollient
Lomotil - trade name of an antidiarrheal
medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease


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