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ANTITUSSIVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any medicine used to suppress or relieve coughing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("antitussive" is a kind of...):

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "antitussive"):

codeine (derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve coughing) and an analgesic (to relieve pain))

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 Context examples: 

The sulfate salt form of codeine, a naturally occurring phenanthrene alkaloid and opioid agonist with analgesic, antidiarrheal and antitussive activity.

(Codeine Sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)

Antitussive activity is mediated through codeine's action on the cough center in the medulla.

(Codeine, NCI Thesaurus)

Dextromethorphan exhibits antitussive activity and is devoid of analgesic or addictive property.

(Dextromethorphan, NCI Thesaurus)

It is used widely as an antitussive agent, and is also used to study the involvement of glutamate receptors in neurotoxicity.

(Dextromethorphan, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Codeine phosphate is a type of opiate, a type of analgesic agent, a type of antitussive agent, and a type of antidiarrheal agent.

(Codeine phosphate, NCI Dictionary)

The phosphate salt of codeine, a naturally occurring phenanthrene alkaloid and opioid agonist with analgesic, antidiarrheal and antitussive activities.

(Codeine phosphate, NCI Thesaurus)

A combination preparation of the analgesic acetaminophen and the semisynthetic opioid agonist hydrocodone with analgesic and antitussive activities.

(Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic butylamino-benzoate derivative related to tetracaine and a peripherally acting antitussive, nonnarcotic Benzonatate reduces the cough reflex by anesthetizing and depressing mechanoreceptors in the respiratory passages, lungs, and pleura.

(Benzonatate, NCI Thesaurus)

Synthetic compounds or mixtures that usually contain a combination of any of the following agents depending on the symptoms that need to be treated: an antitussive, a decongestant, an antihistamine, an analgesic antipyretic, an expectorant and/or an anticholinergic agent.

(Cough and Cold Preparation, NCI Thesaurus)

Any of the commercial combination preparations, by Novartis, containing a combination of any of the following agents: the analgesic antipyretic acetaminophen, an antihistamine (chlorpheniramine maleate or brompheniramine maleate), the expectorant guaifenesin, the antitussive dextromethorphan maleate and/or the decongestant pseudoephedrine hydrochloride.

(Comtrex, NCI Thesaurus)