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  • adjective Of or relating to histamines.

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histamine +‎ -ic

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Examples

  • DESCRIPTION: A histaminic reaction in the sinus passages of the nose causing vasodilation and increased permeability of the surrounding capillaries with accompanying swelling of the membranes and acute or chronic mucus secretion.

    THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003

  • The proper medical procedure, depending on time elapsed and location of the sting, is to give an anti-histaminic drug and put the patient under observation, if the reponse is favorable then it's not advisable to give anti-venom.

    scorpion stings 1919

  • Interestingly, both side effects are mainly caused by the affinity of these drugs to histaminic H1 receptor and their inhibition of histaminergic neurotransmission.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • Interestingly, both side effects are mainly caused by the affinity of these drugs to histaminic H1 receptor and their inhibition of histaminergic neurotransmission.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • Interestingly, both side effects are mainly caused by the affinity of these drugs to histaminic H1 receptor and their inhibition of histaminergic neurotransmission.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010

  • Many have proven effects as sedatives and analgesics, others have anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-histaminic properties.

    Boise Weekly editor@boiseweekly.com (Mercedes Sayagues, GlobalP 2009

  • He provoked the theatrical condemnation of coprocephalic talk offering to bankroll the cinematic distribution of the 9-11 revisionist documentary, which presented evidence that the Black Tuesday atrocity was an "inside job." histaminic reaction whenever he's exposed to critical thinking, insisted that was a "diversion" from the sacred war on terror that shouldn't be "given a platform" of the sort Cuban offered.

    Pro Libertate 2008

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