lukast

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noun

Any of several antagonists of the cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1, used in the treatment of respiratory diseases such as asthma, which has a name ending in -lukast.

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Meanings

nounlukast (plural lukasts)

plural lukasts

  1. medicineAny of several antagonists of the cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1, used in the treatment of respiratory diseases such as asthma, which has a name ending in -lukast.

    Leukotriene pathway inhibitors, such as zileuton or the lukasts (cysteinyl leukotriene receptor antagonists), block the development of both systemic symptoms and bronchial obstruction.

    1999, William J. Calhoun, “Asthma”, in Gerald S. Davis, editor, Medical Management of Pulmonary Diseases, New York, NY: Marcel Dekker, →ISBN, page 448

Origin

Back-formation from -lukast (suffix), from -ast.

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APA

lukast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lukast

MLA

“lukast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lukast. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lukast,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lukast.

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