loperamide

lo per a mide |lōˈperəˌmīd loʊˈpɛrəmaɪd | ▶noun Medicine a synthetic drug of the opiate class that inhibits peristalsis and is used to treat diarrhea. ORIGIN 1970s: probably from ( ch )lo (ro- ) + ( pi )per (idine ) + amide .

loperamide

loperamide |ləʊˈpɛrəmʌɪd | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine a synthetic drug of the opiate class which inhibits peristalsis and is used to treat diarrhoea. ORIGIN 1970s: probably from ( ch )lo (ro- ) + ( pi )per (idine ) + amide .