domperidone
English
Chemical structure of domperidone
Etymology
From [Term?] + -peridone (“risperidone derivative”).
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Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /dɑmˈpɛɹ.ɪˌdoʊn/
Noun
domperidone (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) An antidopaminergic drug used to suppress nausea and vomiting.
- 2000, Trevor Stone, L. Gail Darlington, Pills, Potions and Poisons : How Drugs Work:
- A new word was introduced recently into English — undigestion. This simply refers to a lack of movement of food in the stomach and small intestine and responds to treatment with domperidone.
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