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DILTIAZEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A calcium blocker (trade name Cardizem) used in treating hypertension or angina or heart failure
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Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("diltiazem" 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)