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PROCARDIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Procardia mean?
• PROCARDIA (noun)
The noun PROCARDIA has 1 sense:
1. calcium blocker (trade name Procardia); appears to increase the risk of recurrent heart attacks
Familiarity information: PROCARDIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Calcium blocker (trade name Procardia); appears to increase the risk of recurrent heart attacks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
nifedipine; Procardia
Hypernyms ("Procardia" is a kind of...):
calcium-channel blocker; calcium 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)
Domain usage:
trade name (a name given to a product or service)
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