cimetidine

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A histamine H₂-receptor antagonist that inhibits the production of acid in the stomach, mainly used to treat heartburn and peptic ulcers, but notorious for causing male impotence. It is a histamine analog, a sulfur-containing derivative of imidazole. countable,uncountable
    — Until Tagamet (cimetidine), most major drug companies didn't take tummy troubles terribly seriously.

词形变化

cimetidines plural

词源

From cy(ano)- + meth- + (guan)idine.
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