Definitions and Synonyms of calcium-channel blocker | Another word for calcium-channel blocker | What is calcium-channel blocker?
Definition 1: 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 - [noun denoting artifact]
Synonyms for calcium-channel blocker in the sense of this definition
(... is a kind of calcium-channel blocker ) 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 migraine