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ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor mean? 

ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR (noun)
  The noun ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR has 1 sense:

1. an antihypertensive drug that blocks the formation of angiotensin II in the kidney, leading to relaxation of the arteries; promotes the excretion of salt and water by inhibiting the activity of the angiotensin converting enzyme; also used to treat congestive heart failureplay

  Familiarity information: ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An antihypertensive drug that blocks the formation of angiotensin II in the kidney, leading to relaxation of the arteries; promotes the excretion of salt and water by inhibiting the activity of the angiotensin converting enzyme; also used to treat congestive heart failure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

ACE inhibitor; angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor

Hypernyms ("angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor" is a kind of...):

antihypertensive; antihypertensive drug (a drug that reduces high blood pressure)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor"):

Capoten; captopril (a drug (trade name Capoten) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidneys resulting in vasodilation; used in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure)

enalapril; Vasotec (an ACE inhibitor (trade name Vasotec) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidney and so results in vasodilation; administered after heart attacks)

lisinopril; Prinival; Zestril (an ACE inhibiting drug (trade names Prinival or Zestril) administered as an antihypertensive and after heart attacks)

Altace; ramipril (an ACE inhibitor (trade name Altace) used to treat high blood pressure or in some patients who have had a heart attack)

Mavik; trandolapril (an ACE inhibiting drug (trade name Mavik) used in some patients after a heart attack or to treat hypertension)


 Context examples 


Antihypertensive agents include diuretics, alpha-adrenergic and beta-adrenergic antagonists, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, calcium channel blockers, ganglionic blockers, and vasodilator agents.

(Antihypertensive Agent, NCI Thesaurus)

An angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor is a type of antihypertensive agent.

(Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, NCI Dictionary)

Also called angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor.

(ACE inhibitor, NCI Dictionary)



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