cimetidine

[ suh-met-i-deen ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a substance, C 10 H 16 N 6 S, that is used alone or in combination with antacids to inhibit gastric secretion in the treatment of duodenal ulcers.

cimetidine

/ saɪˈmɛtɪdiːn /

noun

1. a drug used to suppress the formation of acid by the stomach and so to encourage the healing of gastric and duodenal ulcers. Formula: C 10 H 16 -N 6 S

Word History and Origins

Origin of cimetidine¹

1975–80; probably ci-, respelling of cy(ano)- ³ + met(hyl) + (guan)idine