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Antihistamine

PharmacologyImmunologyEssential

A drug that blocks histamine to relieve allergic symptoms like itching and sneezing; cetirizine (Zyrtec), loratadine (Claritin), and diphenhydramine (Benadryl) are common agents.

Korean

항히스타민제

히스타민을 차단하여 가려움, 재채기 등의 알레르기 증상을 완화하는 약물로, 세티리진(지르텍), 로라타딘(클라리틴), 디펜히드라민(베나드릴) 등이 흔히 쓰인다.

French

Antihistaminique

Un médicament qui bloque l'histamine pour soulager les symptômes allergiques comme les démangeaisons et les éternuements; cétirizine (Zyrtec), loratadine (Claritin) et diphénhydramine (Benadryl) en sont des exemples courants.

Word parts

  • anti-Prefix(Greek) Against
  • hist/oRoot(Greek: hist/o) Tissue (general); (Greek: histi/o) Tissue (cell type, histiocyte)
  • -ineSuffix(Latin) Pertaining to; a substance

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