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RANITIDINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ranitidine mean?
• RANITIDINE (noun)
The noun RANITIDINE has 1 sense:
1. a histamine blocker and antacid (trade name Zantac) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux
Familiarity information: RANITIDINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A histamine blocker and antacid (trade name Zantac) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
ranitidine; Zantac
Hypernyms ("ranitidine" is a kind of...):
histamine blocker (a medicine used to treat the gastric effects of histamine in cases of peptic ulcers and gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux; works by blocking the effects of histamine on the receptor site known as H2)
alkaliser; alkalizer; antacid; antiacid; gastric antacid (an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach))
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