anti-nausea

Stops queasy feelings

Anti-nausea describes medications or treatments that prevent or relieve nausea: The doctor prescribed an anti-nausea drug before chemotherapy.

Also appears as antinausea without the hyphen.

Common in medical contexts where vomiting or queasiness needs to be controlled—motion sickness, morning sickness, post-surgery recovery.

medication

Dramamine

Anti-nausea travel medication

antiemetic · Bonine · doxylamine · prescription · over-the-counter · dosage · tablet · suppository · patch · injection

remedies

ginger

Pungent culinary rhizome

aromatherapy · lemon · crackers · bland · hydration · chamomile · fennel · deep-breathing · rest · sipping

conditions

chemotherapy

Anti-cancer drug treatment

migraine · postoperative · carsickness · airsickness · radiation · anesthesia · hangover · gastroenteritis · labyrinthitis · concussion

Categories
Opposites
physiological effect on nausea

anti-nauseanauseating

Causing urge to vomit

emetic · sickening · stomach-churning · stomach-turning · gut-wrenching

Family

anti, nausea, antis, nauseate, nauseated, nauseating, nauseous, nauseousness

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Rated G