Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

antiemetic

[an-tee-uh-met-ik, an-tahy-]Pharmacology
See more synonyms for antiemetic on Thesaurus.com
adjective
  1. of or relating to a substance that is useful in the suppression of nausea or vomiting.
Show More
noun
  1. any such substance.
Show More

Origin of antiemetic

anti- + emetic
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for antiemetic

Historical Examples

  • The nausea returned at certain moments, but these attacks were disposed of by ginger ale and Rivires' antiemetic drink.

    Against The Grain

    Joris-Karl Huysmans

British Dictionary definitions for antiemetic

antiemetic

adjective
  1. preventing vomiting
Show More
noun
  1. any antiemetic drug, such as promethazine or metoclopramide
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
antiemetic in Medicine

antiemetic

(ăn′tē-ĭ-mĕt′ĭk, ăn′tī-)
adj.
  1. Preventing or arresting vomiting.
Show More
n.
  1. An agent that prevents or arrests vomiting.
Show More
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.