Cetirizine
//sɛˈtɪɹ.ɪˌzin// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A major metabolite of hydroxyzine, an antihistamine used in the treatment of allergies, hay fever, angioedema, and urticaria. uncountable
Etymology
From (a)cet(ic acid)[Term?] + -izine (“diphenylmethylpiperazine derivative”).
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