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制吐薬 (seitoyaku) Japanese meaning: antiemetic | Kotomora

制せい吐と薬やく

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Meanings

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antiemetic; anti-nausea drug

pharmacology›

Pharmacological term for a medication that prevents or relieves nausea and vomiting.

抗こうがん剤ざいの副ふく作さ用ようとして吐はき気けが強つよい場ば

Kanji

制system, law, rule
吐spit, vomit, belch
薬medicine, chemical, enamel

Related words

吐はき気け止どめ
A more everyday term for anti-nausea medicine, while 制吐薬 is a formal medical/pharmacological term.

Etymology

Compound of 制 (control, suppress), 吐 (vomit), and 薬 (drug, medicine).

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When nausea is severe as a side effect of anticancer drugs, an antiemetic may be prescribed.