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CARDIZEM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cardizem mean?
• CARDIZEM (noun)
The noun CARDIZEM has 1 sense:
1. a calcium blocker (trade name Cardizem) used in treating hypertension or angina or heart failure
Familiarity information: CARDIZEM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A calcium blocker (trade name Cardizem) used in treating hypertension or angina or heart failure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Cardizem; diltiazem
Hypernyms ("Cardizem" is a kind of...):
calcium-channel blocker; calcium blocker (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)
Domain usage:
trade name (a name given to a product or service)
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