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Ipecac

An abbreviation of Ipecacuanha, and in more frequent use.

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Emetic 76% connected

Inducing to vomit; exciting the stomach to discharge its contents by the mouth.

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Nauseant 76% connected

A substance which produces nausea.

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Vomit 76% connected

To eject the contents of the stomach by the mouth; to puke; to spew.

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Vomitive 76% connected

Causing the ejection of matter from the stomach; emetic.

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Contraindication noun · 85% connection

(medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment

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Medicament noun · 85% connection

(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

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Medication noun · 85% connection

(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

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Medicinal drug noun · 85% connection

(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

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Medicine noun · 85% connection

(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

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Tincture noun · 85% connection

(pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution

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Antidote noun · 85% connection

a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison

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Counterpoison noun · 85% connection

a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison

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Dosage noun · 85% connection

a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time

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Dose noun · 85% connection

a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time

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Anticoagulant noun · 85% connection

medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood

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Anticoagulant medication noun · 85% connection

medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood

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Decoagulant noun · 85% connection

medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood

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Acyclovir noun · 85% connection

an oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms

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Alendronate noun · 85% connection

a tablet (trade name Fosamax) prescribed to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after menopause

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Allopurinol noun · 85% connection

a drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid

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Amrinone noun · 85% connection

a drug (trade name Inocor) used intravenously in heart failure; increases strength of contraction of myocardium

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Analgesic noun · 85% connection

a medicine used to relieve pain

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'Neath prep. & adv. · 78% connection

An abbreviation of Beneath.

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'Sblood interj. · 78% connection

An abbreviation of God's blood; -- used as an oath.

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'Twixt unknown · 78% connection

An abbreviation of Betwixt, used in poetry, or in colloquial language.

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Abbreviature noun · 78% connection

An abbreviation; an abbreviated state or form.

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Abridgment noun · 78% connection

An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.

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Affect verb · 78% connection

To show a fondness for; to like to use or practice; to choose; hence, to frequent habitually.

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Aid verb · 78% connection

An aid-de-camp, so called by abbreviation; as, a general's aid.

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Apocope noun · 78% connection

abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds; "the British get ‘pud’ from ‘pudding’ by apocope"

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Attrectation noun · 78% connection

Frequent handling or touching.

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Blue superl. · 78% connection

Literary; -- applied to women; -- an abbreviation of bluestocking.

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Breviature noun · 78% connection

An abbreviature; an abbreviation.

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C. G. S. unknown · 78% connection

An abbreviation for Centimeter, Gram, Second. -- applied to a system of units much employed in physical science, based upon the centim…

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