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CALCIUM-CHANNEL BLOCKER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of a class of drugs that block the flow of the electrolyte calcium (either in nerve cell conduction or smooth muscle contraction of the heart); has been used in the treatment of angina or arrhythmia or hypertension or migraine
Synonyms:
calcium-channel blocker; calcium blocker
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("calcium-channel blocker" is a kind of...):
medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "calcium-channel blocker"):
Cardizem; diltiazem (a calcium blocker (trade name Cardizem) used in treating hypertension or angina or heart failure)
nifedipine; Procardia (calcium blocker (trade name Procardia); appears to increase the risk of recurrent heart attacks)
Calan; Isoptin; verapamil (a drug (trade names Calan and Isoptin) used as an oral or parenteral calcium blocker in cases of hypertension or congestive heart failure or angina or migraine)
