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ChEBI

antiemetic

Term ID
CHEBI:50919
Synonyms
  • anti-emetic
  • anti-emetics
  • antiemetico
  • antiemetics
Definition
A drug used to prevent nausea or vomiting. An antiemetic may act by a wide range of mechanisms: it might affect the medullary control centres (the vomiting centre and the chemoreceptive trigger zone) or affect the peripheral receptors.
References
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
is a type of
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Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from antiemetic
Phenotype where environments contain antiemetic
Phenotype modified by environments containing antiemetic
Human Disease Model