montelukast
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mon·te·lu·kast
(mŏn′tə-lo͞o′kăst)n.
A drug that reduces the inflammatory response by acting as a leukotriene receptor antagonist, and is used to treat the signs and symptoms of asthma.
[monte-, of unknown origin + -lukast, leukotriene receptor antagonist suff.; see zafirlukast.]
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montelukast
n montelukast mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.