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quinapril

quinapril noun: an ACE inhibitor used in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure, a prodrug that is converted to its active metabolite, quinaprilat, in the liver.

Noun

quinapril (uncountable)

  1. An ACE inhibitor used in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure, a prodrug that is converted to its active metabolite, quinaprilat, in the liver.

Questions about quinapril

What does quinapril mean?
Quinapril means an ACE inhibitor used in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure, a prodrug that is converted to its active metabolite, quinaprilat, in the liver.
What part of speech is quinapril?
Quinapril is a noun.

Words near quinapril in the dictionary

  1. quiname
  2. quinamine
  3. Quinan
  4. quinaphthol
  5. Quinapondan
  6. quinapril
  7. quinaprilat
  8. quinaquina
  9. quinaquinas
  10. quinarene
  11. quinarenes

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