Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cimetidine

1 sense of cimetidine

Sense 1
cimetidine, Tagamet -- (a drug (trade name Tagamet) used to treat peptic ulcers by decreasing the secretion of stomach acid)
       => histamine blocker -- (a medicine used to treat the gastric effects of histamine in cases of peptic ulcers and gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux; works by blocking the effects of histamine on the receptor site known as H2)
       => antacid, gastric antacid, alkalizer, alkaliser, antiacid -- (an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach))