| cimetidine | <drug> An anti-ulcer medication which work through the inhibition of basal and nocturnal gastric acid secretion by competitive inhibition of the action of histamine at histamine H2 receptor sites on the parietal cells. Examples include cimetidine (Tagamet), famotidine (Pepcid), nizatidine (Axid) and ranitidine (Zantac). (27 Sep 1997) |
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| Cimex lectularius | Member of the family Cimicidae, with a flat, reddish-brown wingless body, prominent lateral eyes, and a three-jointed beak; it produces a characteristic pungent odour from thoracic stink glands and is an abundant pest in human abodes, especially in the tropics under poor sanitary conditions. Although the bedbug's bite produces characteristic linear groups of pruritic wheals with a central haemorrhagic punctum, human disease has not been proved to be transmitted by it, with the possible exception of hepatitis B. Synonym: bedbug. Origin: L. Cimex, bug, L. Lectulus, a bed (05 Mar 2000) |
| cimicosis | Lesions produced by bedbug bites of Cimex lectularius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Cimino | James E., U.S. Nephrologist, *1928. See: Brescia-Cimino fistula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cIMP | <abbreviation> Cyclic inosine 3,5-monophosphate. (05 Mar 2000) |