meclizine

[mek-luh-zeen]

noun Pharmacology.

a compound, C25H27ClN2, used for preventing nausea of motion sickness, pregnancy, etc.

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Origin of meclizine

First recorded in 1950–55; me(thylbenzene) + c(h)l(or)-² + -i- + (pipera)zine

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Nor is seasickness an issue, because of the wonder-drug Meclizine, sold as Sea Calm.
In Defense of Cruises: Ignore the Carnival Sewage Disaster
Andrew Roberts
February 15, 2013

meclizine in Medicine

meclizine

(mĕk′lĭ-zēn′)

n.

An antihistaminic used in the prevention and treatment of nausea and motion sickness.

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