Desmopressin Acetate Definition

dĕsmə-prĕsĭn
noun
An analog of vasopressin used therapeutically as an antidiuretic and in the management of bleeding in individuals with some forms of hemophilia and von Willebrand's disease.
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Origin of Desmopressin Acetate

  • des(a)m(in)o- lacking an amine group (des-) (variant of de–) (amino) (vaso)pressin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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