ANTIHISTAMINE | • antihistamine n. (Pharmacology) A drug or substance that counteracts the effects of a histamine. Commonly used to alleviate… • ANTIHISTAMINE n. any of a group of drugs that prevents the action of histamines in allergic conditions. |
ANTIHISTAMINES | • antihistamines n. Plural of antihistamine. • ANTIHISTAMINE n. any of a group of drugs that prevents the action of histamines in allergic conditions. |
ANTIHISTAMINIC | • antihistaminic adj. (Pharmacology) Of or pertaining to antihistamines. • antihistaminic n. Any antihistamine drug. • ANTIHISTAMINIC n. an antihistamine. |
ANTIHISTAMINICS | • antihistaminics n. Plural of antihistaminic. • ANTIHISTAMINIC n. an antihistamine. |
HISTAMIN | • histamin n. Dated form of histamine. • HISTAMIN n. a base used in medicine obtained from ergot and present in all the tissues of the body, also HISTAMINE. |
HISTAMINASE | • histaminase n. (Biochemistry) A widely occurring flavoprotein enzyme that oxidizes histamine and various diamines. • HISTAMINASE n. a digestive enzyme that converts histidine to histamine. |
HISTAMINASES | • histaminases n. Plural of histaminase. • HISTAMINASE n. a digestive enzyme that converts histidine to histamine. |
HISTAMINE | • histamine n. (Biochemistry) An amine, C5H9N3, formed by decarboxylation of histidine, that causes dilatation of capillaries… • HISTAMINE n. a base used in medicine obtained from ergot and present in all the tissues of the body, also HISTAMIN. |
HISTAMINERGIC | • histaminergic adj. Of or pertaining to the effects of histamine at a receptor in an affected tissue. • HISTAMINERGIC adj. liberating or activated by histamine. |
HISTAMINES | • histamines n. Plural of histamine. • HISTAMINE n. a base used in medicine obtained from ergot and present in all the tissues of the body, also HISTAMIN. |
HISTAMINIC | • histaminic adj. Relating to or containing histamines. • HISTAMINIC adj. relating to a histamine. |
HISTAMINS | • histamins n. Plural of histamin. • HISTAMIN n. a base used in medicine obtained from ergot and present in all the tissues of the body, also HISTAMINE. |