SUMATRIPTAN


Meaning of SUMATRIPTAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsü-mə-ˈtrip-ˌtan, -tən ]

noun

Etymology: perhaps from suma- (by shortening & alteration from sulfonamide ) + -triptan (by shortening & alteration from tryptamine )

Date: 1989

: a triptan C 14 H 21 N 3 O 2 S that is administered as a nasal spray or in the form of its succinate by mouth or by injection and is used in the treatment of migraine attacks

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