| NOUN | artifact | calcium blocker, calcium-channel blocker | 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) |
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| 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. | |
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| Synonym | calcium-channel blocker | |
| Narrower | diltiazem, Cardizem | A calcium blocker (trade name Cardizem) used in treating hypertension or angina or heart failure |
| nifedipine, Procardia | calcium blocker (trade name Procardia) | |
| verapamil, Calan, Isoptin | 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 | |
| Broader | medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
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