lukast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several antagonists of the cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1, used in the treatment of respiratory diseases such as asthma, which has a name ending in -lukast.

Word forms

lukast lukasts

Etymology

Back-formation from -lukast (suffix), from -ast.

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