hydroxyzine

American

[hahy-drok-suh-zeen] / haɪˈdrɒk səˌzin /

noun

Pharmacology.

an antihistaminic compound, C 21 H 27 ClN 2 O 2 , used in the treatment of allergy, nausea, and anxiety.

Etymology

Origin of hydroxyzine

First recorded in 1955–60; hydroxy- + (pipera)zine

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Hydroxyzine and buspirone for anxiety, a condition that seemed to worsen each day his wait stretched into the next.

From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2017

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