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sacubitril

sacubitril noun: an antihypertensive drug used in combination with valsartan to treat heart failure.

Noun

sacubitril (uncountable)

  1. An antihypertensive drug used in combination with valsartan to treat heart failure.
    • The other ingredient, sacubitril, inhibits an enzyme known as neprilysin, a new mechanism of action for a heart failure drug.2015 July 7, Andrew Pollack, “F.D.A. Approves Heart Drug Entresto Said to Cut Death Risk by 20%”, in New York Times

Questions about sacubitril

What does sacubitril mean?
Sacubitril means an antihypertensive drug used in combination with valsartan to treat heart failure.
What part of speech is sacubitril?
Sacubitril is a noun.

Words near sacubitril in the dictionary

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  4. SACTU
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  6. sacubitril
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