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

  • noun An oral drug, C25H28 N6O, that is an angiotensin receptor antagonist used to treat hypertension.

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  • noun An angiotensin II receptor antagonist used mainly for the treatment of hypertension.

Etymologies

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

[irbe-, origin unknown + -sartan, angiotensin receptor antagonist suff.; see losartan.]

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