ondansetron
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Wikipedia.
Related to ondansetron: ondansetron HCl
on·dan·se·tron
(ŏn-dăn′sĭ-trŏn′)n.
A selective serotonin receptor antagonist, C18H19N3O, used in its hydrochloride form to prevent nausea and vomiting, especially when occurring postoperatively or as a result of chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
[ondan-, of unknown origin + -setron (from (se(ro)t(onin) r(eceptor antag)on(ist)).]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
ondansetron
n ondansetrón mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.