di·phen·hy·dra·mine

(dī′fĕn-hī′drə-mēn′, -mĭn)

A sedating antihistamine drug, C₁₇H₂₁NO, used usually in the form of its hydrochloride to treat symptoms of colds and allergic conditions, motion sickness, insomnia, and parkinsonism.

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diphenhydramine

(ˌdaɪfɛnˈhaɪdrəˌmiːn)

a compound used in medicines, in the form of diphenhydramine hydrochloride, as an antihistamine, sedative, and anticholinergic

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Noun

diphenhydramine - antihistamine (trade name Benadryl) used to treat allergic reactions involving the nasal passages (hay fever) and also to treat motion sickness

Benadryl

antihistamine - a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site

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diphenhydramine

n. difenhidramina, nombre comercial Benadryl, antihistamínico.

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diphenhydramine

n difenhidramina

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