domperidone

English

Chemical structure of domperidone

Etymology

From [Term?] +‎ -peridone (“risperidone derivative”).

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Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɑmˈpɛɹ.ɪˌdoʊn/

Noun

domperidone (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) An antidopaminergic drug used to suppress nausea and vomiting.
   • 2000, Trevor Stone, L. Gail Darlington, Pills, Potions and Poisons : How Drugs Work:

     A new word was introduced recently into English — undigestion. This simply refers to a lack of movement of food in the stomach and small intestine and responds to treatment with domperidone.