Etymograph

English

lubiprostone

Probably from (f)lu(oro)- + bi(cyclo) + -prost- (“prostaglandin”) + -one.

Formed from fluoro- + bicyclo + -prost- ‘prostaglandin’ + -one

Latin fluō ‘to flow, stream, pour’

Latin fluor ‘flow’

English fluoro-

Today it means

noun A laxative drug C₂₀H₃₂F₂O₅ taken orally in the treatment of chronic constipation and irritable bowel syndrome with constipation. It is marketed under the trademark Amitiza.

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Etymograph / lubiprostone