Metoclopramide Definition

mĕtə-klōprə-mīd
noun
A dopamine antagonist, C14 H22 ClN3 O2 , that facilitates muscular movement in the upper gastrointestinal tract and is used to treat nausea.
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Origin of Metoclopramide

  • French métoclopramide mét(h)- meth- o(xy)- oxy- c(h)lo(ro)- chloro- pr(ocaïn)amide procainamide, a drug used to treat arrhythmia (procaïne procaine) (amide amide)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Metoclopramide Sentence Examples

  • These include the phenothiazines, butyrophenones, metoclopramide and domperidone.

  • Remind your doctor if you are taking probenecid or metoclopramide as these drugs may affect the level of Ciproxin in your blood.

  • These include metoclopramide (Reglan) and bethanechol (Duvoid).

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