ANTIHISTAMINE

antihistamine

(noun) a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

antihistamine (plural antihistamines)

(pharmaceutical drug) A drug or substance that counteracts the effects of a histamine. Commonly used to alleviate the symptoms of hay fever and other allergies.

Hyponyms

• See also antihistamine

Source: Wiktionary



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