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Antiemetic vs Ondansetron - What's the difference?

antiemetic | ondansetron |

As nouns the difference between antiemetic and ondansetron

is that antiemetic is (medicine) a drug that combats nausea and vomiting while ondansetron is a serotonin 5-ht3 receptor antagonist used mainly as an antiemetic to treat nausea and vomiting following chemotherapy.

As an adjective antiemetic

is that combats nausea and vomiting.

antiemetic

English

Alternative forms

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Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That combats nausea and vomiting

    • Antonyms

    * emetic

    Noun

    (wikipedia antiemetic) (en noun)
  • (medicine) A drug that combats nausea and vomiting

    • Antonyms

    * emetic

    ondansetron

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia ondansetron)
  • A serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist used mainly as an antiemetic to treat nausea and vomiting following chemotherapy.