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HYDROXYZINE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness

Synonyms:

Atarax; hydroxyzine; hydroxyzine hydrochloride; Vistaril

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

antianxiety drug; anxiolytic; anxiolytic drug; minor tranquilizer; minor tranquilliser; minor tranquillizer (a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability)

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 Context examples: 

Hydroxyzine hydrochloride blocks the H1 histamine receptor and prevents the symptoms that are caused by histamine activity on capillaries, bronchial smooth muscle, and gastrointestinal smooth muscle, including vasodilatation, increased capillary permeability, bronchoconstriction, and spasmodic contraction of gastrointestinal smooth muscle.

(Hydroxyzine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)