loperimide
loperimide is the misspelling of loperamide.
Meaning of loperamide
Noun
loperamide (uncountable)
- A synthetic antidiarrheal agent of the opiate class (trademark Imodium) that slows intestinal peristalsis and is taken orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₉H₃₃ClN₂O₂·HCl to control acute nonspecific diarrhea or chronic diarrhea associated with inflammatory bowel disease or to reduce fecal volume discharged from ileostomies.
Questions about loperimide
- What is loperimide the misspelling of?
- Loperimide is the misspelling of loperamide.
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