antihistamine
A drug that counteracts the effects of a histamineA drug that counteracts the effects of a histamine. Commonly used to alleviate the symptoms of hay fever and other allergies.
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Meaning
1 sensesA drug that counteracts the effects of a histamine. Commonly used to alleviate the symptoms of hay fever and other allergies.
Antihistaminikum
антигистами́нantigistamín
a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site
Examples
5 sentencesWould you like an antihistamine?
I take antihistamines and get drowsy.
Cat allergy sufferers usually rely on antihistamines, which have side effects such as drowsiness.
I have to take antihistamines every day as advised by my Doctor.
The doctor examined Miroslav's foot and prescribed an antihistamine to alleviate the swelling caused by the centipede bite.
Translations
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Forms
plural: antihistamines| Singular | antihistamine |
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