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Antihistamine
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Pharmaceutical drugs:
A
drug
or
substance
that
counteracts
the effects of a
histamine
. Commonly used to
alleviate
the
symptoms
of
hay fever
and other allergies.
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Origin
antihistamine
English
anti-
English
ἀντί
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
histamine
English
Sourced from
Etym
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