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gabapentinoid

gabapentinoid noun: any of a class of drugs that are derivatives of the inhibitory neurotransmitter γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), acting to block the α₂δ subunit (gabapentin receptor) of the voltage-dependent calcium channel.

Noun

gabapentinoid (plural gabapentinoids)

  1. Any of a class of drugs that are derivatives of the inhibitory neurotransmitter γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), acting to block the α₂δ subunit (gabapentin receptor) of the voltage-dependent calcium channel.

Forms of gabapentinoid

pluralgabapentinoids

Origin of gabapentinoid

From gabapentin + -oid.

Questions about gabapentinoid

What does gabapentinoid mean?
Gabapentinoid means any of a class of drugs that are derivatives of the inhibitory neurotransmitter γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), acting to block the α₂δ subunit (gabapentin receptor) of the voltage-dependent calcium channel.
What part of speech is gabapentinoid?
Gabapentinoid is a noun.
What is the plural of gabapentinoid?
The plural of gabapentinoid is gabapentinoids.

Words near gabapentinoid in the dictionary

  1. GABAnergic
  2. gabapentenoid
  3. gabapentenoids
  4. gabapentin
  5. gabapentine
  6. gabapentinoid
  7. gabapentinoids
  8. GABAR
  9. gabardine
  10. gabardines
  11. Gabarre

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