SINCE 1828
saralasin
noun
sar·al·a·sin
| \ sä-ˈral-ə-sən
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Medical Definition of saralasin
: an antihypertensive polypeptide composed of eight amino acid residues that is used especially in the form of its hydrated acetate C42H65N13O10·nC2H4O2·nH2O in the treatment and diagnosis of hypertension
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