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levosimendan

US/ˌliː.voʊ.sɪˈmɛnˌdæn/

levosimendan noun: a calcium sensitiser used in the management of acutely decompensated congestive heart failure.

levosimendan: a calcium sensitiser used in the management of acutely decompensated congestive heart failure
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Noun

levosimendan (uncountable)

  1. A calcium sensitiser used in the management of acutely decompensated congestive heart failure.

Origin of levosimendan

From levo- + simendan.

Questions about levosimendan

What does levosimendan mean?
Levosimendan means a calcium sensitiser used in the management of acutely decompensated congestive heart failure.
What part of speech is levosimendan?
Levosimendan is a noun.
How do you pronounce levosimendan?
Levosimendan is pronounced /ˌliː.voʊ.sɪˈmɛnˌdæn/ (US).

Words near levosimendan in the dictionary

  1. levorotations
  2. levorotatory
  3. levorphanol
  4. levosalbutamol
  5. levoscoliosis
  6. levosimendan
  7. levosulpiride
  8. levothyroxin
  9. levothyroxine
  10. levotofisopam
  11. levoversion

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