pantoprazole

English

Etymology

Probably from panto- +‎ -prazole (“benzimidazole derivative”).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /pænˈtoʊ.pɹəˌzoʊl/
  • Audio (General American):(file)

Noun

pantoprazole (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A benzimidazole derivative (trademark Protonix) that inhibits gastric acid secretion and is administered in the form of its sodium salt C16H14F2N3NaO4S to treat erosive esophagitis and disorders (as Zollinger–Ellison syndrome) involving gastric acid hypersecretion.

Hypernyms

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.