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leukast

leukast is the misspelling of lukast.

Meaning of lukast

Noun

lukast (plural lukasts)

  1. Any of several antagonists of the cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1, used in the treatment of respiratory diseases such as asthma, which has a name ending in -lukast.
    • Leukotriene pathway inhibitors, such as zileuton or the lukasts (cysteinyl leukotriene receptor antagonists), block the development of both systemic symptoms and bronchial obstruction.1999, William J. Calhoun, “Asthma”, in Gerald S. Davis, editor, Medical Management of Pulmonary Diseases, New York, NY: Marcel Dekker, →ISBN, page 448

Questions about leukast

What is leukast the misspelling of?
Leukast is the misspelling of lukast.

Words near leukast in the dictionary

  1. leukamenins
  2. leukaphereses
  3. leukapheresis
  4. leukapheretic
  5. Leukas
  6. leukast
  7. leukemia
  8. leukemia cutis
  9. leukemias
  10. leukemiavirus
  11. leukemiaviruses

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