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ecallantide

ecallantide noun: a kallikrein inhibitor used for the treatment of hereditary angioedema and for the prevention of blood loss in cardiothoracic surgery.

Noun

ecallantide (uncountable)

  1. A kallikrein inhibitor used for the treatment of hereditary angioedema and for the prevention of blood loss in cardiothoracic surgery.

Origin of ecallantide

From [Term?][Term?] + -tide (“peptide, glycopeptide”).

Questions about ecallantide

What does ecallantide mean?
Ecallantide means a kallikrein inhibitor used for the treatment of hereditary angioedema and for the prevention of blood loss in cardiothoracic surgery.
What part of speech is ecallantide?
Ecallantide is a noun.

Words near ecallantide in the dictionary

  1. ecafs
  2. ECAJ
  3. ecalcarate
  4. ecalcidene
  5. eCall
  6. ecallantide
  7. ecallose
  8. ECAM
  9. ECAMs
  10. Ecanda
  11. ecandrewsite

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