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Preferred term

Emetics  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Agents that cause vomiting. They may act directly on the gastrointestinal tract, bringing about emesis through local irritant effects, or indirectly, through their effects on the chemoreceptor trigger zone in the postremal area near the medulla.

Synonym(s)

  • Emetic
  • Emetic Agent
  • Emetic Agents
  • Emetic Drug
  • Emetic Drugs

In other languages

  • French

  • Agents émétiques
  • Émétisants
  • Médicaments émétiques
  • Vomitifs

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-GTLX89V4-X

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