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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A drug that blocks receptors of angiotensin II, C24H29N5O3, used to treat hypertension.

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  • noun An angiotensin II receptor antagonist.

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  • noun an angiotensin II inhibitor that is used to treat high blood pressure

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[val(ine) + -sartan, angiotensin receptor antagonist suff.; see losartan.]

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