lisinopril
- noun
- /ˌlɪsɪˈnɒprɪl/
- Specialized
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lisinopril
- We wrote up prescriptions for a number of common medications: metformin, lasix, albuterol, lisinopril, ranitidine.
- lisinopril inhibitor
Examples
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As in the B16 melanoma model, treatment of ACE 10/10 mice with the ACE inhibitor lisinopril restored the WT phenotype.
Academic text (2018) -
JL Rouleau, MA Pfeffer, DJ Stewart, Comparison of vasopeptidase inhibitor, omapatrilat, and lisinopril on exercise
Academic text (2016) -
The drug, lisinopril, is meant to treat high blood pressure and heart failure.
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I am now taking metoprolol, furosemide, lisinopril, and clonidine.
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After being diagnosed with high blood pressure, she started taking lisinopril regularly.
Synonyms
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4.2
A medicine that lowers blood pressure by blocking a body chemical that narrows blood vessels
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5.3
A medicine that lowers high blood pressure and helps a weak heart by making blood vessels wider
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5.5
A medicine that lowers high blood pressure and helps the heart by relaxing blood vessels
A medicine used to lower high blood pressure and help after a heart attack
A medicine used to lower high blood pressure and help recovery after a heart attack
A medicine that lowers high blood pressure, helps the heart, and reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke
Medicine that lowers high blood pressure and helps the heart after a heart attack
A medicine that lowers high blood pressure
A medicine that lowers high blood pressure
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lisinopril is made of two parts: the start lisin- comes from the amino acid lysine, and the ending -pril marks it as an 'ACE inhibitor', a group of medicines that lower blood pressure. So the name tells you it is a drug used for high blood pressure and heart failure.