CALCIUM BLOCKER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does calcium blocker mean? 

• CALCIUM BLOCKER (noun)
  The noun CALCIUM BLOCKER has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: CALCIUM BLOCKER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CALCIUM BLOCKER (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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

calcium-channel blocker; calcium blocker

Hypernyms ("calcium 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 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)

 Context examples 

Having a substantial blood pressure lowering capability, Amlodipine Besylate Benazepril Hydrochloride contains a dihydropyridine calcium blocker (amlodipine) and an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor (benazepril).

(Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)