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SUDAFED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sudafed mean? 

SUDAFED (noun)
  The noun SUDAFED has 1 sense:

1. vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritationplay

  Familiarity information: SUDAFED used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SUDAFED (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

naphazoline; Privine; Sudafed

Hypernyms ("Sudafed" is a kind of...):

nasal decongestant (a decongestant that provides temporary relief of nasal symptoms of the common cold and rhinitis and upper respiratory infections)

pressor; vasoconstrictive; vasoconstrictor (any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)


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