Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A synthetic cannabinoid, C24H36N3, used to treat nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy and to treat anorexia in patients with AIDS.
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- noun A
synthetic cannabinoid usedtherapeutically as anantiemetic and as anadjunct analgesic forneuropathic pain .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[(can)nab(inoid), -il + probably alteration of –yl + –one.]
Examples
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The others involved the use of synthetic cannabinoid agonists like dronabinol or nabilone, the commercially marketed marijuana extract Sativex, or the cannabinoid receptor blocking agent Rimonabant.
Paul Armentano: Change We Can Believe In? Not for Medical Marijuana Research
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Cesamet (nabilone) is used to treat nausea associated with chemotherapy.
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(dronabinol) and Cesamet® (nabilone) - have been approved for this purpose.
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(dronabinol) and Cesamet® (nabilone) - have been approved for this purpose.
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(dronabinol) and Cesamet® (nabilone) - have been approved for this purpose.
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(dronabinol) and Cesamet® (nabilone) - have been approved for this purpose.
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