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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
n
1: calcium blocker (trade name Procardia); appears to increase the risk of recurrent heart attacks [syn: nifedipine, Procardia]
Merriam Webster's
noun Etymology: probably nitr- + -fe- (from phenyl) + -dipine (by alteration & shortening from pyridine) Date: 1974 a calcium channel blocker C17H18N2O6 that is a coronary vasodilator used especially in the treatment of angina pectoris
