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nabilone

nabilone noun: a synthetic cannabinoid used therapeutically as an antiemetic and as an adjunct analgesic for neuropathic pain.

Noun

nabilone (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic cannabinoid used therapeutically as an antiemetic and as an adjunct analgesic for neuropathic pain.
    • The others, dronabinol (Marinol, Syndros) and nabilone (Cesamet), are pills used to curb nausea in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and to stimulate appetite in AIDS patients with wasting syndrome.2021 March 8, Jane E. Brody, “Medical Marijuana Is Not Regulated as Most Medicines Are”, in The New York Times

Origin of nabilone

From nab- (“cannabinoid receptor agonist”)[Term?] + -one.

Questions about nabilone

What does nabilone mean?
Nabilone means a synthetic cannabinoid used therapeutically as an antiemetic and as an adjunct analgesic for neuropathic pain.
What part of speech is nabilone?
Nabilone is a noun.

Words near nabilone in the dictionary

  1. nabiasite
  2. nabid
  3. nabids
  4. nabies
  5. Nabil
  6. nabilone
  7. NABIM
  8. nabis
  9. Nabisco
  10. nabitan
  11. nabiximols

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