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CTZ

CTZ is the initialism of chemoreceptor trigger zone.

CTZ is the initialism of cyclothiazide.

Meaning of chemoreceptor trigger zone

Noun

chemoreceptor trigger zone (uncountable)

  1. An area of the medulla oblongata, located in the area postrema, that receives inputs from blood-borne drugs or hormones, and communicates with other structures in the vomiting center to initiate vomiting.
    Synonyms:
    CTZ

Meaning of cyclothiazide

Noun

cyclothiazide (uncountable)

  1. A benzothiadiazide diuretic and antihypertensive.

Questions about CTZ

What is CTZ the initialism of?
CTZ is the initialism of chemoreceptor trigger zone.

Words near CTZ in the dictionary

  1. CTVT
  2. CTVTs
  3. CTWT
  4. ctx
  5. Ctymene
  6. CTZ
  7. CU
  8. CU Boulder
  9. cu in
  10. cu ins
  11. cu-nim

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Adapted from Wiktionary: CTZ (page history and authors); chemoreceptor trigger zone (page history and authors); cyclothiazide (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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