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CIMETIDINE

Dictionary entry overview: What does cimetidine mean?

• CIMETIDINE (noun)
The noun CIMETIDINE has 1 sense:

1. a drug (trade name Tagamet) used to treat peptic ulcers by decreasing the secretion of stomach acid

Familiarity information: CIMETIDINE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CIMETIDINE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A drug (trade name Tagamet) used to treat peptic ulcers by decreasing the secretion of stomach acid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cimetidine; Tagamet

Hypernyms ("cimetidine" is a kind of...):

histamine blocker (a medicine used to treat the gastric effects of histamine in cases of peptic ulcers and gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux; works by blocking the effects of histamine on the receptor site known as H2)

alkaliser; alkalizer; antacid; antiacid; gastric antacid (an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach))

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