losartan

English

Etymology

From (ch)lo(ro)- +‎ -sartan (“selective angiotensin receptor antagonist”).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /loʊˈsɑɹˌtæn/, /loʊˈsɑɹ.tən/
  • Audio (General American):(file)

Noun

losartan (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) An antihypertensive drug that is taken orally in the form of its potassium salt C22H22ClKN6O and blocks the action of the physiologically active form of angiotensin.

Derived terms

  • potassium losartan

References

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