verapamil

ve·rap·a·mil  (v-rp-ml)

n.

A vasodilator, C₂₇H₃₈N₂O₄, that inhibits calcium activity, used in the treatment of hypertension, angina pectoris, and certain cardiac arrhythmias.

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[vera- (shortening and alteration of valeric acid) + -pamil, vasodilating drug suff. (perhaps p(ropyl) + am(ino) + (nitr)il(e)).]

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verapamil [vɪˈræpəˌmɪl]

n

(Medicine / Pharmacology) Med a calcium-channel blocker used in the treatment of angina pectoris, hypertension, and some types of irregular heart rhythm

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Noun

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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 Calan, Isoptin 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); has been used in the treatment of angina or arrhythmia or hypertension or migraine