famotidine
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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Famotidine.svg/350px-Famotidine.svg.png)
Etymology
[edit]From (sul)famo(yl) + -tidine (“cimetidine derivative”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /fəˈmoʊ.tɪˌdin/
Noun
[edit]famotidine (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) An H2 antagonist C8H15N7O2S3 (trademark Pepcid) used to inhibit gastric acid secretion especially in the short-term treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease and in the treatment of disorders (as Zollinger–Ellison syndrome) involving gastric acid hypersecretion.
Synonyms
[edit]- pepcid (genericized trademark) (informal)
Hypernyms
[edit]- C8H15N7O2S3
- antihistamine
References
[edit]- “famotidine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.