Etymology

ecallantide

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Today it means: A kallikrein inhibitor used for the treatment of hereditary angioedema and for the prevention of blood loss in cardiothoracic surgery. Full definition →

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From [Term?][Term?] + -tide (“peptide, glycopeptide”).

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