cimetidine

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sə met′i dēn′)


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ci•met•i•dine  (sə met′i dēn′),USA pronunciation n. [Pharm.]
  1. Drugsa substance, C10H16N6S, that is used alone or in combination with antacids to inhibit gastric secretion in the treatment of duodenal ulcers.
  • probably ci-, respelling, respelled of cy(ano)-3 + met(hyl) + (guan)idine 1975–80

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