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Pharmacology
Antiemetic and Antivertigo Drugs
Term | Definition |
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antiemetic | a drug used to treat or prevent nausea or vomiting |
antivertigo | a drug used to treat or prevent vertigo |
chemoreceptor trigger zone | a group of nerve fibers in the brain that when stimulated by chemicals, such as drugs or toxic substances, sends impulses to the vomiting center of the brain |
emesis | the expelled gastric contents; vomitus |
nausea | an unpleasant gastric sensation usually preceding vomiting |
prophylaxis | a drug or treatment designed for prevention of a condition or symptom |
Vertigo | An abnormal feeling of spinning or rotation type motion that may occur with motion sickness and other disorders |
vestibular neuritis | inflammation of the vestibular nerve to the inner ear |
vomiting | forceful expulsion of gastric contents through the mouth |