"loperamide" meaning in English

See loperamide in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ləʊˈpɛ.ɹə.mʌɪd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /loʊˈpɛɹ.əˌmaɪd/ [General-American]
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  1. (pharmacology) A synthetic antidiarrheal agent of the opiate class (trademark Imodium) that slows intestinal peristalsis and is taken orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₉H₃₃ClN₂O₂·HCl to control acute nonspecific diarrhea or chronic diarrhea associated with inflammatory bowel disease or to reduce fecal volume discharged from ileostomies. Tags: uncountable Derived forms: loperamide hydrochloride

Alternative forms

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        "A synthetic antidiarrheal agent of the opiate class (trademark Imodium) that slows intestinal peristalsis and is taken orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₉H₃₃ClN₂O₂·HCl to control acute nonspecific diarrhea or chronic diarrhea associated with inflammatory bowel disease or to reduce fecal volume discharged from ileostomies."
      ],
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          "pharmacology"
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
        [
          "opiate",
          "opiate"
        ],
        [
          "Imodium",
          "Imodium"
        ],
        [
          "intestinal",
          "intestinal"
        ],
        [
          "peristalsis",
          "peristalsis"
        ],
        [
          "orally",
          "orally"
        ],
        [
          "hydrochloride",
          "hydrochloride"
        ],
        [
          "acute",
          "acute"
        ],
        [
          "nonspecific",
          "nonspecific"
        ],
        [
          "diarrhea",
          "diarrhea"
        ],
        [
          "fecal",
          "fecal"
        ],
        [
          "ileostomies",
          "ileostomy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(pharmacology) A synthetic antidiarrheal agent of the opiate class (trademark Imodium) that slows intestinal peristalsis and is taken orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₉H₃₃ClN₂O₂·HCl to control acute nonspecific diarrhea or chronic diarrhea associated with inflammatory bowel disease or to reduce fecal volume discharged from ileostomies."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "pharmacology",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ləʊˈpɛ.ɹə.mʌɪd/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/loʊˈpɛɹ.əˌmaɪd/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "loperamide"
}

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