antileukotriene
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7.5
- noun
- /ˌæntiˈluːkəˌtraɪin/
- Specialized
- The doctor prescribed an antileukotriene to help manage her asthma symptoms effectively.
- antileukotriene therapy
- benefit of antileukotriene
- antileukotriene agents
Examples
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Previous studies of aspirin-sensitive asthma patients have also shown that antileukotriene agents attenuate asthma-associated bronchoconstriction.
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Recently developed antileukotriene agents can inhibit the effects of leukotrienes.
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Larger, placebo-controlled comparison studies of all three antileukotriene agents are needed.
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We identified 18 patients with ATD who had received antileukotriene therapy.
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The duration of antileukotriene therapy ranged from 1 to 15 months.
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During antileukotriene therapy, patients did not receive any antibiotics or nasal decongestants.
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The purpose of this study was to determine the role of antileukotriene therapy in the relief of sinus symptoms in patients with ATD.
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We then designed a questionnaire to determine the level of each patient's symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis before and after antileukotriene therapy.
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In the present study, we retrospectively evaluated the effect of antileukotriene therapy on the relief of sinus symptoms in a group of patients with ATD.
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We studied the effect of antileukotriene therapy for the relief of sinus symptoms in patients with aspirin triad disease (ATD).
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Synonyms
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3.5
A medicine that reduces swelling and pain in the body
Surface Forms
Morphology
antileukotriene = leukotriene (opaque) = anti + leukotriene
The word is built regularly with the prefix anti-, but the base leukotriene is a specialized biomedical term that most learners will not know, so the meaning is not inferable for an average B1 learner.
Etymology
The word antileukotriene comes from anti- 'against' and leukotriene, the name for substances that cause inflammation in asthma and allergies. So an antileukotriene is a medicine that works 'against' leukotrienes to help treat asthma or allergies.