cimetidine
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From cy(ano)- + meth- + (guan)idine.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cimetidine (countable and uncountable, plural cimetidines)
- (pharmacology) A histamine H2-receptor antagonist that inhibits the production of acid in the stomach, mainly used to treat heartburn and peptic ulcers, but notorious for causing male impotence. It is a histamine analog, a sulfur-containing derivative of imidazole.
Derived terms[edit]
- -tidine (“histamine H2 receptor antagonist”)
References[edit]
- “cimetidine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “cimetidine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.