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domperidone

US/dɑmˈpɛɹ.ɪˌdoʊn/

domperidone noun: an antidopaminergic drug used to suppress nausea and vomiting.

domperidone: an antidopaminergic drug used to suppress nausea and vomiting
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Noun

domperidone (uncountable)

  1. An antidopaminergic drug used to suppress nausea and vomiting.
    • A new word was introduced recently into English — undigestion. This simply refers to a lack of movement of food in the stomach and small intestine and responds to treatment with domperidone.2000, Trevor Stone, L. Gail Darlington, Pills, Potions and Poisons : How Drugs Work

Origin of domperidone

From [Term?] + -peridone (“risperidone derivative”).

Questions about domperidone

What does domperidone mean?
Domperidone means an antidopaminergic drug used to suppress nausea and vomiting.
What part of speech is domperidone?
Domperidone is a noun.
How do you pronounce domperidone?
Domperidone is pronounced /dɑmˈpɛɹ.ɪˌdoʊn/ (US).

Words near domperidone in the dictionary

  1. domovoy
  2. domovoys
  3. domovyk
  4. domovyks
  5. domoxin
  6. domperidone
  7. dompt
  8. dompted
  9. dompting
  10. dompts
  11. domra

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