histamine blocker

Noun

Meaning

a medicine used to treat the gastric effects of histamine in cases of peptic ulcers and gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux; works by blocking the effects of histamine on the receptor site known as H2

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

ranitidine

Hypernyms

medicine medication medicament medicinal drug

Hyponyms

cimetidine ranitidine pepcid famotidine

Close letter words and terms

histamin histaminase histamine histamine headache histamine-induced angioedema histaminergic