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    CALAN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    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 migraineplay

    Synonyms:

    Calan; Isoptin; verapamil

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("Calan" 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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