calcium channel blocker
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nounDefinition of CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
: any of a class of drugs (as verapamil) that prevent or slow the influx of calcium ions into smooth muscle cells and are used especially to treat some forms of angina pectoris and some cardiac arrhythmias
First Known Use of CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
1980
calcium channel blocker
noun (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER
: any of a class of drugs (as verapamil) that prevent or slow the influx of calcium ions into smooth muscle cells especially of the heart and that are used especially to treat some forms of angina pectoris and some cardiac arrhythmias—called also calcium blocker
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