vaptan

English

Etymology

From contraction of vasopressin receptor antagonist.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈvæp.tən/

Noun

vaptan (plural vaptans)

1. (pharmacology) Any of a group of medications that act by inhibiting the action of vasopressin on its receptors.

Derived terms

• conivaptan
• lixivaptan
• mozavaptan
• nelivaptan
• relcovaptan
• satavaptan
• tolvaptan