aprepitant

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US/əˈpɹɛp.ɪt.ənt/

noun

An antiemetic drug C₂₃H₂₁F₇N₄O₃ taken orally to prevent nausea and vomiting occurring as a consequence of cancer chemotherapy or surgery. It acts as an antagonist of receptors for substance P. It is often taken in combination with other antiemetic drugs and is marketed under the trademark Emend.

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Meanings

nounaprepitant (countable and uncountable, plural aprepitants)

plural aprepitants

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAn antiemetic drug C₂₃H₂₁F₇N₄O₃ taken orally to prevent nausea and vomiting occurring as a consequence of cancer chemotherapy or surgery. It acts as an antagonist of receptors for substance P. It is often taken in combination with other antiemetic drugs and is marketed under the trademark Emend.

Origin

From [Term?] + -pitant (“neurokinin NK₁ receptor antagonist”).

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Translations

Finnish aprepitantti
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Portuguese aprepitant, aprepitanto
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APA

aprepitant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aprepitant

MLA

“aprepitant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aprepitant. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aprepitant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aprepitant.

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