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hydroxyzine hydrochloride

hydroxyzine hydrochloride

6.8
A medicine that calms anxiety and prevents motion sickness
  • noun
  • /ˌhaɪdrəˈzɪn haɪˈklɔːrɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hidroxicina hidrocloruro
  • The doctor prescribed hydroxyzine hydrochloride to help manage her anxiety symptoms.

Examples

  • Before the surgery, he was given hydroxyzine hydrochloride to reduce his nerves and prevent nausea.

  • Hydroxyzine hydrochloride is often used to treat motion sickness during long flights.

  • The doctor prescribed hydroxyzine hydrochloride for my anxiety.

  • Have you ever taken hydroxyzine hydrochloride for motion sickness?

  • Hydroxyzine hydrochloride is often used to treat motion sickness during long flights.

  • The doctor prescribed hydroxyzine hydrochloride to help manage her anxiety symptoms.

  • Before the surgery, he was given hydroxyzine hydrochloride to reduce his nerves and prevent nausea.

Synonyms

Vistaril
vshydroxyzine hydrochloride
  • Specialized
1 9.3

A drug used to calm people, treat anxiety, stop itching, and help with motion sickness

is the generic chemical form marketed under that trade name
Atarax
vshydroxyzine hydrochloride
  • Specialized
8.6

A brand name medicine used to calm anxiety and prevent motion sickness

is the specific salt form sold under those trade names
hydroxyzine
vshydroxyzine hydrochloride
  • Specialized
8.4

A medicine that reduces allergy symptoms, calms anxiety, and prevents motion sickness

is the specific salt form marketed under two trade names

Surface Forms

hydroxyzine hydrochloride singular
hydroxyzine hydrochlorides plural

Morphology

hydroxyzine + hydrochloride

The phrase names the hydrochloride (salt) form of the drug hydroxyzine, so its meaning is directly compositional: drug name + chemical salt. This follows a regular pharmaceutical naming pattern found across languages, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Hydroxyzine hydrochloride is built from parts that make a simple picture: hydro means 'water' and hydrochloride shows the drug is in a 'salt' form used for medicine. So the long name points to a medicine that 'calms nerves' and helps with 'motion sickness'.