histamine blocker
noun
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a medicine used to treat the gastric effects of histamine in cases of peptic ulcers and gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux; works by blocking the effects of histamine on the receptor site known as H2
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- medication hypernym
- cimetidine hyponym
- famotidine hyponym
- ranitidine hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | medication |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cimetidine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | famotidine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ranitidine |