antiemetic
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- noun
- /ˌæn.ti.ɪˈmɛt.ɪk/
- Specialized
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antiemético
- Antiquease does not make you drowsy and is the official antiemetic of the Jakub Prochazka mission.
Examples
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If the patient is nauseated or vomiting, a trial of an antiemetic is initiated.
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After eating the questionable seafood, he took an antiemetic to prevent vomiting.
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In brief, droperidol has been used as a cheap, effective antiemetic for nearly 30 years.
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In some cases, a combination approach of adding an antiemetic and adjusting the opioid dosage is most effective.
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It was also found to be an effective antiemetic that has an inhibitory effect on morning sickness, so thousands of pregnant women took the drug to relieve their symptoms.
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The doctor prescribed an antiemetic to help relieve her nausea during chemotherapy.
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She often carries an antiemetic in her bag for long car rides to avoid motion sickness.
Synonyms
A drug that prevents or reduces nausea and vomiting
Antonyms
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
antiemetic = antiemetic (semi-transparent) = anti + emetic
The noun is a converted use of the adjective antiemetic, so the change in part of speech is regular and fully recoverable from the base form.
Etymology
Antiemetic comes from anti- meaning 'against' and emetic (from emesis) meaning 'vomiting'. So an antiemetic is a medicine that works 'against' vomiting and helps stop nausea.