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prasugrel

prasugrel noun: a specific thienopyridine platelet clogging inhibitor having the chemical formula C₂₀H₂₀FNO₃S.

prasugrel: a specific thienopyridine platelet clogging inhibitor having the chemical formula C₂₀H₂₀FNO₃S
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Noun

prasugrel (uncountable)

  1. A specific thienopyridine platelet clogging inhibitor having the chemical formula C₂₀H₂₀FNO₃S.
    • For every 1,000 patients treated with prasugrel instead of clopidogrel, there would be three fewer cardiac-related deaths and 21 fewer nonfatal heart attacks […].2009 February 4, Natasha Singer, “F.D.A. Panel Approves Lilly Drug for Clotting”, in New York Times

Questions about prasugrel

What does prasugrel mean?
Prasugrel means a specific thienopyridine platelet clogging inhibitor having the chemical formula C₂₀H₂₀FNO₃S.
What part of speech is prasugrel?
Prasugrel is a noun.

Words near prasugrel in the dictionary

  1. prasiolites
  2. Praskovya
  3. prasoid
  4. Prasoon
  5. prasterone
  6. prasugrel
  7. Prasuni
  8. Prasuti
  9. prat
  10. prat about
  11. prat around

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