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fosinopril

fosinopril noun: an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor used for the treatment of hypertension and some types of chronic heart failure.

Noun

fosinopril (uncountable)

  1. An angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor used for the treatment of hypertension and some types of chronic heart failure.

Origin of fosinopril

From fos- (“phosphorous derivative”)[Term?] + -pril (“angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor”).

Questions about fosinopril

What does fosinopril mean?
Fosinopril means an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor used for the treatment of hypertension and some types of chronic heart failure.
What part of speech is fosinopril?
Fosinopril is a noun.

Words near fosinopril in the dictionary

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