ranitidine.
A furan (trademark Zantac) which blocks the histamine H₂-receptors, to prevent the secretion of gastric acid.
Meaning & usage
A furan (trademark Zantac) which blocks the histamine H₂-receptors, to prevent the secretion of gastric acid.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English (fu)ran(yl) Egyptian nṯr Proto-Afroasiatic *-i? Egyptian -j Egyptian nṯrjder. Semiticbor. Ancient Greek νῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron) English ni(tro)- English -tidine English ranitidine From (fu)ran(yl) + ni(tro)- + -tidine.
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