Term: methacholine: parasympathomimetic drug (trademark Mecholyl) that stimulates secretions and smooth muscle activity
Candidate hypernym: medicine: (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease → 1
Candidate hypernym: secobarbital sodium: barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions → 0
Candidate hypernym: xenotime: a brown-to-yellow mineral that is a phosphate of yttrium in crystalline form → 0
Candidate hypernym: tuscarora: a member of an Iroquois people who formerly lived in North Carolina and then moved to New York State and joined the Iroquois → 0
Candidate hypernym: hyperemesis gravidarum: hyperemesis during pregnancy; if severe it can result in damage to the brain and liver and kidney → 0
Candidate hypernym: credit: used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise → 0
Candidate hypernym: medical science: the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease → 0
Candidate hypernym: joe-pye weed: North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple → 0
Candidate hypernym: rap session: conversation in a situation where feelings can be expressed and criticized or supported → 0
Candidate hypernym: tocsin: the sound of an alarm (usually a bell) → 0
Candidate hypernym: salt: white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food → 0