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casopitant

casopitant noun: a neurokinin receptor antagonist undergoing research for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.

Noun

casopitant (uncountable)

  1. A neurokinin receptor antagonist undergoing research for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.

Origin of casopitant

From [Term?] + -pitant (“neurokinin NK₁ receptor antagonist”).

Questions about casopitant

What does casopitant mean?
Casopitant means a neurokinin receptor antagonist undergoing research for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.
What part of speech is casopitant?
Casopitant is a noun.

Words near casopitant in the dictionary

  1. casomorphins
  2. Cason
  3. casone
  4. casones
  5. casoni
  6. casopitant
  7. Casoria
  8. Casos
  9. Caspar
  10. Casparian
  11. Casparian strip

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