Zafirlukast Definition

zə-fîrlo͝o-kăst
noun
A drug that acts as a leukotriene receptor antagonist, reduces the inflammatory process, and is used to treat the signs and symptoms of asthma.
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Origin of Zafirlukast

  • zafir- (perhaps ultimately alteration of sulfonyl) -lukast leukotriene receptor antagonist suff. (from rearrangement of (anti)as(thmatic) l(e)uk(otriene receptor antagonis)t)

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

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