losartan

== English == === Etymology === From (ch)lo(ro)- +‎ -sartan (“selective angiotensin receptor antagonist”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /loʊˈsɑɹˌtæn/, /loʊˈsɑɹ.tən/ === Noun === losartan (uncountable) (pharmacology) An antihypertensive drug that is taken orally in the form of its potassium salt C22H22ClKN6O and blocks the action of the physiologically active form of angiotensin. ==== Derived terms ==== potassium losartan === References === “losartan”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.