verapamil

ve·rap·a·mil

 (və-răp′ə-mĭl′)

n.

A calcium channel blocker drug, C₂₇H₃₈N₂O₄, that acts as a coronary vasodilator and is used in its hydrochloride form to treat hypertension and certain cardiac arrhythmias.

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[vera(tryl), one of its constituents (from New Latin Vērātrum, hellebore genus; see veratrine) + -pamil, vasodilating drug suffix (perhaps p(ropyl) + am(ino) + (nitr)il(e)).]

verapamil

(vɪˈræpəˌmɪl)

n

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

ve•ra•pam•il

(ˌvɪər əˈpæm əl, ˌvɛr-)

n.

a white, crystalline powder, C₂₇H₃₈N₂O₄, used as a calcium blocker in the treatment of angina and certain arrhythmias.

[1965–70]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

Translations

verapamil

n verapamilo, verapamil m