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tropisetron

US/tɹoʊˈpɪs.əˌtɹɑn/

tropisetron noun: a serotonin 5-HT₃ receptor antagonist used mainly as an antiemetic to treat nausea and vomiting following chemotherapy.

tropisetron: a serotonin 5-HT₃ receptor antagonist used mainly as an antiemetic to treat nausea and vomiting...
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Noun

tropisetron (uncountable)

  1. A serotonin 5-HT₃ receptor antagonist used mainly as an antiemetic to treat nausea and vomiting following chemotherapy.

Origin of tropisetron

From trop- (“atropine derivative”) + -i- + -setron (“serotonin receptor 5-HT₃ antagonist”).

Questions about tropisetron

What does tropisetron mean?
Tropisetron means a serotonin 5-HT₃ receptor antagonist used mainly as an antiemetic to treat nausea and vomiting following chemotherapy.
What part of speech is tropisetron?
Tropisetron is a noun.
How do you pronounce tropisetron?
Tropisetron is pronounced /tɹoʊˈpɪs.əˌtɹɑn/ (US).

Words near tropisetron in the dictionary

  1. tropine
  2. tropines
  3. troping
  4. tropinone
  5. tropins
  6. tropisetron
  7. tropism
  8. tropisms
  9. tropist
  10. tropistic
  11. tropistically

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