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
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: shakers: a celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United States
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: chicken broth: a stock made with chicken
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: postimpressionist: an artist of the Postimpressionist school who revolted against Impressionism
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: telegraph key: key consisting of a lever that sends a telegraph signal when it is depressed and the circuit is closed
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: catholicos: the ecclesiastical title of the leaders of the Nestorian and Armenian churches
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: drainage system: a system of watercourses or drains for carrying off excess water
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: neurotransmitter: a neurochemical that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: defect: an imperfection in an object or machine