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FAMOTIDINE

Dictionary entry overview: What does famotidine mean?

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

1. a histamine blocker (trade name Pepcid) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux

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

Dictionary entry details

• FAMOTIDINE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A histamine blocker (trade name Pepcid) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

famotidine; Pepcid

Hypernyms ("famotidine" 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)

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