mec·li·zine

(mĕk′lĭ-zēn′) or mec·lo·zine (-lə-)

An antihistamine drug, C₂₅H₂₇ClN₂, used in its hydrochloride form primarily to treat vertigo and motion sickness.

[me(thylbenzene) + c(h)l(oro-) + alteration of (piper)azine.]

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meclizine

(ˈmɛkləziːn)

(Pharmacology) a drug, C25H27ClN2, used to treat motion sickness

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Noun

meclizine - an antihistamine (trade name Antivert) used to treat or prevent motion sickness

Antivert, meclizine hydrochloride

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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meclizine, meclozine

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