losartan

English

Chemical structure of losartan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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

• “losartan”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.