verapamil
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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Verapamil_structure.svg/350px-Verapamil_structure.svg.png)
Etymology
[edit]Probably from vera(tryl) + (iso)p(ropyl) + am(ino) + (nitr)il(e).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]verapamil (countable and uncountable, plural verapamils)
- (pharmacology) A synthetic compound which acts as a calcium antagonist and is used to treat angina pectoris and cardiac arrhythmias.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “verapamil”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “verapamil”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.