dronabinol
English
Chemical structure of dronabinol
Etymology
Contraction of tetrahydrocannabinol.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /dɹoʊˈnæb.ɪˌnɔl/
Noun
dronabinol (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A synthetic delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol that is used to control nausea caused by chemotherapy and to stimulate appetite in cases of AIDS-induced anorexia.
- 2021 March 8, Jane E. Brody, “Medical Marijuana Is Not Regulated as Most Medicines Are”, in The New York Times:
- The others, dronabinol (Marinol, Syndros) and nabilone (Cesamet), are pills used to curb nausea in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and to stimulate appetite in AIDS patients with wasting syndrome.
References
- “dronabinol”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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