an·ti·di·ar·rhe·al

(ăn′tē-dī′ə-rē′əl, ăn′tī-)

A substance used to prevent or treat diarrhea.

adj.

Treating or preventing diarrhea.

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Noun

antidiarrheal - a drug used to control or stop diarrhea

antidiarrheal drug

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

Translations

an·ti·di·ar·rhe·al

, antidiarrhetic

a. antidiarreico, agente para prevenir o tratar la diarrea.

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antidiarrheal

adj & n antidiarreico

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