| 单词 | antihistamine |
| 释义 | antihistamine (once / 72959 pages) n An antihistamine is a type of drug you might take if you suffer from allergies. If your friend's cat makes your throat itch and your eyes swell, you should probably take an antihistamine. Antihistamines work by suppressing the effects of histamine in your body — this is substance released by your cells when you're exposed to allergens, or things you're allergic to. It's histamine that makes you sneeze or get itchy hives, and it's antihistamine that soothes this reaction. This scientific word comes from anti-, "against," histidine, an amino acid, and amine, a certain kind of organic compound. WORD FAMILYantihistamine: antihistamines+/histamine: antihistamine, histamines USAGE EXAMPLESTaking a nondrowsy antihistamine prior to drinking wine may help. Time(Nov 30, 2016) Diphenhydramine — found in Tylenol PM and in Benadryl — is a very common over-the-counter sleep aid and antihistamine. Seattle Times(Nov 20, 2016) His wife said he had gone to see his GP in May 2015 and was given antihistamines and Epinephrine injections after suffering a reaction. BBC(Oct 31, 2016) n a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site Hypo|Hyper Actifed trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant; used to treat upper respiratory conditions and minor allergies Dimetane, brompheniramine maleateantihistamine (trade name Dimetane) used to treat hypersensitivity reactions (as rhinitis) Chlor-Trimeton, Coricidin, chlorpheniramine maleatean antihistamine (trade names Coricidin and Chlor-Trimeton) Periactin, cyproheptadinean antihistamine (trade name Periactin) used to treat some allergic reactions Dramamine, dimenhydrinateantihistamine and antiemetic (trade name Dramamine) used to treat motion sickness Dimetapptrade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant; used to relieve nasal congestion and to treat rhinitis Benadryl, diphenhydramineantihistamine (trade name Benadryl) used to treat allergic reactions involving the nasal passages (hay fever) and also to treat motion sickness Antivert, meclizine, meclizine hydrochloridean antihistamine (trade name Antivert) used to treat or prevent motion sickness methapyrileneantihistamine used to treat allergic responses (as rhinitis or dermatitis or pruritus) pheniraminean antihistamine used in preparations to treat allergies and respiratory infections; used to treat rhinitis and skin rashes and pruritus phenyltoloxamineantihistamine included in some preparations used to treat coughing and nasal congestion Phenergan, promethazineantihistamine (trade name Phenergan) used to treat allergies; also an antiemetic used to treat motion sickness pyrilamineantihistamine used to treat rhinitis and pruritus medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
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