Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
loosen
loosen up
loosestrife
loot
lop (1)
lop (2)
lop-eared
lope
loperamide
lophophorate
lophophore
lopolith
lopper
lopsided
loquacious
loquat
loran
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

loperamide

lo·per·a·mide [ lō pérrə md ]


noun 
Definition:
 
opiate pain-relieving drug: an opiate drug that slows down the movements of the intestines. Use: treatment of acute and chronic diarrhea.

[Late 20th century. Contraction of chloprophenyl piperidine butyramide]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft