cimetidine

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English

Chemical structure of cimetidine
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Etymology

From cy(ano)- +‎ meth- +‎ (guan)idine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saɪˈmɛt.ɪ.diːn/

Noun

cimetidine (countable and uncountable, plural cimetidines)

  1. (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.
    • 1985, Joe Graedon, Teresa Graedon, The New People's Pharmacy: Drug Breakthroughs for the '80s, Bantam, →ISBN, page 134:
      Until Tagamet (cimetidine), most major drug companies didn't take tummy troubles terribly seriously.

Derived terms

  • -tidine (histamine H2 receptor antagonist)

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