Where does “candesartan” come from?
candesartan (English) comes from English -sartan, from English sartan, from English angiotensin, from English hypertension, from English tension, from Middle French tension, from Latin tensiō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
candesartan (English): An angiotensin receptor antagonist used for the treatment of hypertension
Definitions
- An angiotensin receptor antagonist used for the treatment of hypertension
Ancestry of “candesartan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -sartan | Used to form names of nonpeptidic |
| 2 | English | sartan | Any of a group of angiotensin receptor antagonists that are used in the treatment of hypertension |
| 3 | English | angiotensin | Any of several polypeptides that narrow blood... |
| 4 | English | hypertension | The disease or disorder of abnormally high blood... |
| 5 | English | tension | The condition of being held in a state between... |
| 6 | Middle French | tension | — |
| 7 | Latin | tensiō | stretching, stretching out, extension |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |