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cimetidine

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ci·met·i·dine  (s-mt-dn, -dn)
n.
A drug, C10H16N6S, that inhibits acid secretion in the stomach and is used to treat gastrointestinal disorders, such as peptic ulcers.
[Alteration of cy(ano-) + met(hyl) + (guan)idine.]
cimetidine [saɪˈmɛtɪdiːn]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a drug used to suppress the formation of acid by the stomach and so to encourage the healing of gastric and duodenal ulcers. Formula: C10H16-N6S
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Noun1.cimetidine - a drug (trade name Tagamet) used to treat peptic ulcers by decreasing the secretion of stomach acid
Tagamet
histamine blocker - a medicine used to treat the gastric effects of histamine in cases of peptic ulcers and gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux; works by blocking the effects of histamine on the receptor site known as H2
alkaliser, alkalizer, antacid, antiacid, gastric antacid - an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach)


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Once the participants' core body temperatures reached about 100[degrees]F, they were dermally dosed with either the antihistamine pyrilamine, which acts through the H1 receptor; the antihistamine cimetidine, which acts through the H2 receptor; or nitro-L-arginine-methyl ester (L-NAME), which blocks nitric oxide.
New clue to heat stress by Potera, Carol / Environmental Health Perspectives
2]-receptor antagonists include ranitidine (Zantac), cimetidine (Tagamet), and famotidine (Pepcid AC).
Affairs of the heartburn: drugs for stomach acid may hike pneumonia ... by Seppa, N. / Science News
Figure 1a shows the fitted diffraction pattern for cimetidine collected on station 2.
Powder diffraction: least-squares and beyond by David, W.I.F. / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
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