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antihistaminergic

antihistaminergic adjective: that counteracts the effects of histamine.

Adjective

antihistaminergic (not comparable)

  1. That counteracts the effects of histamine
    • CYP2D6 affects n = 11 (14%) of the ISS-listed drugs: 2 antipsychotics, one antidepressant, three antihistaminergic, 2 analgesics, and one betablocker, one hormone agonist and one antiemetic.2015 October 22, “Where Failure Is Not an Option –Personalized Medicine in Astronauts”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of antihistaminergic

From anti- + histaminergic.

Questions about antihistaminergic

What does antihistaminergic mean?
Antihistaminergic means that counteracts the effects of histamine.
What part of speech is antihistaminergic?
Antihistaminergic is an adjective.

Words near antihistaminergic in the dictionary

  1. antihijack
  2. antihijacking
  3. antihippie
  4. antihippy
  5. antihistamine
  6. antihistaminergic
  7. antihistamines
  8. antihistaminic
  9. antihistaminics
  10. antihistone
  11. antihistorical

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