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LISINOPRIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lisinopril mean?
• LISINOPRIL (noun)
The noun LISINOPRIL has 1 sense:
1. an ACE inhibiting drug (trade names Prinival or Zestril) administered as an antihypertensive and after heart attacks
Familiarity information: LISINOPRIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ACE inhibiting drug (trade names Prinival or Zestril) administered as an antihypertensive and after heart attacks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("lisinopril" is a kind of...):
ACE inhibitor; angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (an antihypertensive drug that blocks the formation of angiotensin II in the kidney, leading to relaxation of the arteries; promotes the excretion of salt and water by inhibiting the activity of the angiotensin converting enzyme; also used to treat congestive heart failure)
Context examples
Lisinopril also decreases angiotensin II-induced aldosterone secretion by the adrenal cortex, which leads to an increase in sodium excretion and subsequently increases water outflow.
(Lisinopril Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)
Lisinopril, a synthetic peptide derivative, specifically and competitively inhibits ACE, which results in a decrease in the production of the potent vasoconstrictor angiotensin II and, so, diminished vasopressor activity.
(Lisinopril, NCI Thesaurus)
The anhydrous form of the long-acting angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor lisinopril with antihypertensive activity.
(Lisinopril Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)
Lisinopril, a synthetic peptide derivative, competitively binds to and inhibits ACE, thereby blocking the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II.
(Lisinopril Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)
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