#initial-load-header-loader { visibility: hidden!important; } #initial-load-content { visibility: visible!important; } .expandable .expandable-control { display: none!important; } .expandable .expandable-content { display: block!important; visibility: visible!important; max-height: none!important; height: auto!important; }

cyproheptadine

[sahy-proh-hep-tuh-deen]

noun Pharmacology.

a phenothiazine analogue, C21H21N, with antihistaminic action, used in the symptomatic treatment of hay fever and itching.

Origin of cyproheptadine

First recorded in 1970–75; cy(clo-) + pro(pyl) + hepta- + (piperi)dine

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019