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cimetidine

[suh-met-i-deen]
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noun Pharmacology.
  1. a substance, C10H16N6S, that is used alone or in combination with antacids to inhibit gastric secretion in the treatment of duodenal ulcers.
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Origin of cimetidine

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

cimetidine

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
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cimetidine in Medicine

cimetidine

(sĭ-mĕt′ĭ-dēn′, -dīn′)
n.
  1. A histamine antagonist used to treat peptic ulcer and hypersecretory conditions by inhibiting gastric acid secretion.
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