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cimetidine definition

ci·meti·dine (sə met′ə dēn′, -din)

noun

a drug, CHNS, that blocks the histamine receptors, thus reducing gastric secretion: used in treating certain peptic ulcers

Etymology: ci- (< cyano-) + met(hyl) + (guan)idine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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