Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calcium-channel blocker

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: cal-ci-um-chan-nel block-er
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

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

Synonyms

calcium blocker

Questions

What does calcium-channel blocker mean?: 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

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