LISINOPRIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lisinopril mean? 

• LISINOPRIL (noun)
  The noun LISINOPRIL has 1 sense:

1. an ACE inhibiting drug (trade names Prinival or Zestril) administered as an antihypertensive and after heart attacks

  Familiarity information: LISINOPRIL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LISINOPRIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An ACE inhibiting drug (trade names Prinival or Zestril) administered as an antihypertensive and after heart attacks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

lisinopril; Prinival; Zestril

Hypernyms ("lisinopril" is a kind of...):

ACE inhibitor; angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (an antihypertensive drug that blocks the formation of angiotensin II in the kidney, leading to relaxation of the arteries; promotes the excretion of salt and water by inhibiting the activity of the angiotensin converting enzyme; also used to treat congestive heart failure)

 Context examples 

Lisinopril also decreases angiotensin II-induced aldosterone secretion by the adrenal cortex, which leads to an increase in sodium excretion and subsequently increases water outflow.

(Lisinopril Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)

Lisinopril, a synthetic peptide derivative, specifically and competitively inhibits ACE, which results in a decrease in the production of the potent vasoconstrictor angiotensin II and, so, diminished vasopressor activity.

(Lisinopril, NCI Thesaurus)

The anhydrous form of the long-acting angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor lisinopril with antihypertensive activity.

(Lisinopril Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)

Lisinopril, a synthetic peptide derivative, competitively binds to and inhibits ACE, thereby blocking the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II.

(Lisinopril Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)