- cimetidine
- noun Etymology: ci- (alteration of cyan-) + methyl + -idine Date: 1975 a histamine analog C10H16N6S that inhibits gastric acid secretion and is used especially in the treatment of duodenal ulcers
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
cimetidine
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cimetidine — [sə met′ə dēn΄, sə met′ədin] n. [ci (< CYANO ) + MET(HYL) + (GUAN)IDINE] a drug, C10H16N6S, that blocks the histamine receptors, thus reducing gastric secretion: used in treating certain peptic ulcers … English World dictionary
cimetidine hydrochloride — [USP] the monohydrochloride salt of cimetidine, having the same actions and uses as the base; administered orally, intravenously, or intramuscularly … Medical dictionary
cimetidine — /seuh met i deen /, n. Pharm. a substance, C10H16N6S, that is used alone or in combination with antacids to inhibit gastric secretion in the treatment of duodenal ulcers. [1975 80; prob. ci , resp. of CY(ANO) 3 + MET(HYL) + (GUAN)IDINE] * * * … Universalium
cimetidine — noun 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 … Wiktionary
cimetidine — A histamine analogue and antagonist used to treat peptic ulcer and hypersecretory conditions by blocking histamine H2 receptor sites, thus inhibiting gastric acid … Medical dictionary
cimetidine — [sʌɪ mɛtɪdi:n] noun Medicine a drug used to treat stomach acidity and peptic ulcers. Origin 1970s: from ci (alt. of cy in cyano ) + met(hyl) + ide + ine4 … English new terms dictionary
