valsartan
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val·sar·tan
(văl-sär′tn)n.
An angiotensin II receptor blocker drug, C24H29N5O3, used to treat hypertension and heart failure.
[val(ine) + -sartan, angiotensin II receptor blocker suff.; see losartan.]
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Noun | 1. | valsartan - an angiotensin II inhibitor that is used to treat high blood pressure angiotensin II inhibitor - an agent that retards or restrains the action of angiotensin II |
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