antihistamine en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌæn.tiˈhɪs.tə.miːn/ (US)
- /ˌæn.taɪˈhɪs.tə.miːn/ (US)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Ancient Greek ῐ̔στός (hĭstós)bor. English histo- English -idine English hist(idine) Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine English -amine English histamine English antihistamine From anti- + histamine.
Meanings
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A drug that counteracts the effects of a histamine. Commonly used to alleviate the symptoms of hay fever and other allergies.
Perhaps the most striking method of demonstrating the effect of antihistamine substances is to use them to protect guinea-pigs against the action of histamine sprayed into the air from an atomizer.
1946 December 14, British journal of pharmacology and chemotherapy, volume 1, number 4, page 278:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| antihistamines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
anticistamines · antihistaminic
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
fexofenadine · bromodiphenhydramine · levocetirizine · ketotifen · talastine · cetirizine · cyproheptadine · azatadine · carbinoxamine · hydroxyzine · deptropine · triprolidine · promethazine · ebastine · cyclizine · diphenylpyraline · tripelennamine · oxomemazine · phenyltoloxamine · thenalidine · isothipendyl · bamipine · mizolastine · chlorcyclizine · diphenhydramine · histapyrrodine · montelukast · alimemazine · astemizole · hydroxyethylpromethazine · pheniramine · terfenadine · pyribenzamine · buclizine · dimetindene · olopatadine · dexchlorpheniramine · rupatadine · phenindamine · niaprazine · pimethixene · pyrrobutamine · mebhydrolin · mequitazine · bromazine · acrivastine · methdilazine · dimebon · chloropyramine · azelastine · methapyrilene · emedastine · chlorphenamine · chlorphenoxamine · orphenadrine · clemastine · cinnarizine · loratadine · mepyramine · dexbrompheniramine · desloratadine · meclizine · oxatomide · brompheniramine · doxylamine · antazoline · epinastine
Relateds
Template:Antihistamines on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Synonyms
antihistaminic · antihistamine
Translations (22)
cs antihistaminikum (drug that counteracts a histamine) · it antistaminico (drug that counteracts a histamine) · ko 항히스타민제 (drug that counteracts a histamine) · cmn 抗組織胺藥 /抗组织胺药 (drug that counteracts a histamine) · id antihistamina (drug that counteracts a histamine) · ja 抗ヒスタミン剤 (drug that counteracts a histamine) · ga frith-hiostaimín (drug that counteracts a histamine) · ca antihistamínic (drug that counteracts a histamine) · ru антигистами́н (drug that counteracts a histamine) · fi antihistamiini (drug that counteracts a histamine) · is ofnæmislyf (drug that counteracts a histamine) · ro antihistaminic (drug that counteracts a histamine) · de Antihistaminikum (drug that counteracts a histamine) · tr antihistaminik (drug that counteracts a histamine) · fr antihistaminique (drug that counteracts a histamine) · is andhistamín (drug that counteracts a histamine) · ja 抗ヒスタミン薬 (drug that counteracts a histamine) · cy gwrth-histamin (drug that counteracts a histamine) · pt anti-histamina (drug that counteracts a histamine) · tr antihistamin (drug that counteracts a histamine) · es antihistamínico (drug that counteracts a histamine) · pt anti-histamínico (drug that counteracts a histamine)