Meanings
nounmacitentan (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineAn endothelin receptor antagonist used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Right and left ventricular collagen content was increased with pulmonary artery banding compared to sham-operated controls and ameliorated by macitentan.
2016 January 15, “Dual Endothelin Receptor Blockade Abrogates Right Ventricular Remodeling and Biventricular Fibrosis in Isolated Elevated Right Ventricular Afterload”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
From [Term?] + -entan (“endothelin receptor antagonist”).
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macitentan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macitentan
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“macitentan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macitentan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macitentan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macitentan.
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