OBO ID: CHEBI:50919
Term Name: antiemetic Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
  • anti-emetic
  • anti-emetics
  • antiemetico
  • antiemetics
Definition: A drug used to prevent nausea or vomiting. An antiemetic may act by a wide range of mechanisms: it might affect the medullary control centres (the vomiting centre and the chemoreceptive trigger zone) or affect the peripheral receptors.
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Ontology: ChEBI  ( EBI )
PHENOTYPE No data available