Gravol

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A medication used to prevent and treat nausea, vomiting, and dizziness often associated with motion sickness, pregnancy, or postoperative recovery
2. A drug commonly administered to alleviate symptoms of queasiness and balance disturbances caused by travel or certain medical conditions
3. An antiemetic and antivertigo pharmaceutical agent employed to control feelings of sickness and equilibrium problems in various clinical situations

Etymology: Gravol is a brand name rather than an old word. It labels a medicine containing dimenhydrinate, an antihistamine used against the nausea and dizziness of motion sickness. Because the brand became so familiar, many Canadians use the name for any tablet taken against seasickness or car sickness, much as "Kleenex" is often used for any tissue. As a coined trademark, the name has no older meaning or borrowed source to trace. Its history is that of a product name, not of a word that passed through other languages.

Synonyms: dimenhydrinate, antiemetic, motion sickness medicine