calcium_blocker
1. [ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) 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-channel_blocker
Related terms: medicine verapamil nifedipine diltiazem
Similar spelling:   calcium_stearate
  calcium_chloride
  calcium_oxide
  calcium_sulfate
  calcium_nitrate
  calcium_lactate
  calcium_hydride
  calcium_hydrate
  calcium_carbide
  calcium_sulphate
  calcium_light
  calcium_hydroxide
  calcium_carbonate