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macitentan

/ˌmæsɪˈtɛntæn/

macitentan noun: an endothelin receptor antagonist used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Noun

macitentan (uncountable)

  1. An endothelin receptor antagonist used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension.
    • Right and left ventricular collagen content was increased with pulmonary artery banding compared to sham-operated controls and ameliorated by macitentan.2016 January 15, “Dual Endothelin Receptor Blockade Abrogates Right Ventricular Remodeling and Biventricular Fibrosis in Isolated Elevated Right Ventricular Afterload”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of macitentan

From [Term?] + -entan (“endothelin receptor antagonist”).

Questions about macitentan

What does macitentan mean?
Macitentan means an endothelin receptor antagonist used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension.
What part of speech is macitentan?
Macitentan is a noun.
How do you pronounce macitentan?
Macitentan is pronounced /ˌmæsɪˈtɛntæn/.

Words near macitentan in the dictionary

  1. Macioleks
  2. Macip
  3. Macips
  4. macir
  5. MacIsaac
  6. macitentan
  7. MacIver
  8. MacIvers
  9. mack
  10. mack daddies
  11. mack daddy

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