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Definitions of histamine
  1. noun
    amine formed from histidine that stimulates gastric secretions and dilates blood vessels; released by the human immune system during allergic reactions
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  • dramamine antihistamine and antiemetic (trade name Dramamine) used to treat motion sickness
  • antihistamine a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site
  • benadryl antihistamine (trade name Benadryl) used to treat allergic reactions involving the nasal passages (hay fever) and also to treat motion sickness
  • imidazole an organic base C3H4N2; a histamine inhibitor
  • diphenhydramine antihistamine (trade name Benadryl) used to treat allergic reactions involving the nasal passages (hay fever) and also to treat motion sickness
  • coricidin an antihistamine (trade names Coricidin and Chlor-Trimeton)
  • 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
  • labrocyte a large connective tissue cell that contains histamine and heparin and serotonin which are released in allergic reactions or in response to injury or inflammation
  • chlorpheniramine maleate an antihistamine (trade names Coricidin and Chlor-Trimeton)
  • glyoxaline an organic base C3H4N2; a histamine inhibitor
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