DILTIAZEM

diltiazem, Cardizem

(noun) a calcium blocker (trade name Cardizem) used in treating hypertension or angina or heart failure

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

diltiazem (uncountable)

A benzothiazepine drug, a potent vasodilator used to treat hypertension, migraine, angina pectoris, and some types of arrhythmia.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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