Imodium
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Term | Imodium |
Short definition | Imodium (ih-MOH-dee-um) A drug used to treat diarrhea. Imodium slows the movement of muscles in the small intestine to allow more water to be removed from the faeces (waste) and more nutrients to be absorbed. |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
Imodium - (pronounced) (ih-MOH-dee-um) A drug used to treat diarrhea. Imodium slows the movement of muscles in the small intestine to allow more water to be removed from the faeces (waste) and more nutrients to be absorbed. Also called loperamide hydrochloride
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