Verapamil


noun, Pharmacology.
1.
a white crystalline powder, C 27 H 38 N 2 O 4 , used as a calcium blocker in the treatment of angina and certain arrhythmias.
noun
1.
(med) a calcium-channel blocker used in the treatment of angina pectoris, hypertension, and some types of irregular heart rhythm

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