Definitions for verapamilˌvɪər əˈpæm əl, ˌvɛr-
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ve•ra•pam•ilˌvɪər əˈpæm əl, ˌvɛr-(n.)
a white, crystalline powder, C27H38N2O4, used as a calcium blocker in the treatment of angina and certain arrhythmias.
Category: Pharmacology
Origin of verapamil:
1965–70
Princeton's WordNet
verapamil, Calan, Isoptin(noun)
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
Wiktionary
verapamil(Noun)
A calcium blocker used to treat angina and heart failure
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Verapamil
A calcium channel blocker that is a class IV anti-arrhythmia agent.
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