"vaptan" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvæp.tən/ [General-American] Forms: vaptans [plural]
Etymology: From contraction of vasopressin receptor antagonist. Head templates: {{en-noun}} vaptan (plural vaptans)
  1. (pharmacology) Any of a group of medications that act by inhibiting the action of vasopressin on its receptors. Wikipedia link: vaptan, vasopressin receptor antagonist Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs Derived forms: conivaptan, lixivaptan, mozavaptan, nelivaptan, relcovaptan, satavaptan, tolvaptan

Inflected forms

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