Term: verapamil: a drug (trade names Calan and Isoptin) used as an oral or parenteral calcium blocker in cases of hypertension or congestive heart failure or angina or migraine
Candidate hypernym: 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 → 1
Candidate hypernym: shakers: a celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United States → 0
Candidate hypernym: chicken broth: a stock made with chicken → 0
Candidate hypernym: postimpressionist: an artist of the Postimpressionist school who revolted against Impressionism → 0
Candidate hypernym: telegraph key: key consisting of a lever that sends a telegraph signal when it is depressed and the circuit is closed → 0
Candidate hypernym: catholicos: the ecclesiastical title of the leaders of the Nestorian and Armenian churches → 0
Candidate hypernym: drainage system: a system of watercourses or drains for carrying off excess water → 0
Candidate hypernym: neurotransmitter: a neurochemical that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse → 0
Candidate hypernym: defect: an imperfection in an object or machine → 0
Candidate hypernym: sweet corn: a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating → 0
Candidate hypernym: phosphine: a colorless gas with a strong fishy smell; used as a pesticide → 0