Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A drug of the proton pump inhibitor class, C16H14F3N3O2S, used to treat esophagitis caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease and other disorders associated with increased gastric acid secretion.

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  • noun A particular proton pump inhibitor that prevents the stomach from producing acid.

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  • noun antacid (trade name Prevacid) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[lanso-, origin unknown + -prazole, antiulcer drug suff.; see omeprazole.]

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Examples

  • PrevOnco ™ incorporates lansoprazole, which is the generic anti-ulcer compound approved under the name

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • PrevOnco ™ incorporates lansoprazole, which is the generic anti-ulcer compound approved under the name

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • PrevOnco ™ incorporates lansoprazole, which is the generic anti-ulcer compound approved under the name

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • PrevOnco ™ incorporates lansoprazole, which is the generic anti-ulcer compound approved under the name

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • PrevOnco ™ incorporates lansoprazole, which is the generic anti-ulcer compound approved under the name

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • PrevOnco ™ incorporates lansoprazole, which is the generic anti-ulcer compound approved under the name

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • PrevOnco ™ incorporates lansoprazole, which is the generic anti-ulcer compound approved under the name

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • PrevOnco ™ incorporates lansoprazole, which is the generic anti-ulcer compound approved under the name Prevacid® and marketed in the U.S. by Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America,

    BioSpace.com Featured News and Stories 2010

  • PrevOnco ™ incorporates lansoprazole, which is the generic anti-ulcer compound approved under the name

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • PrevOnco ™ incorporates lansoprazole, which is the generic anti-ulcer compound approved under the name

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

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