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| ni·fed·i·pine [ nə féddə pn, nī féddəpin ] |
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calcium blocker: a drug that stops the heart muscles from taking up calcium. Use: treatment of high blood pressure, angina pectoris. C17H18N2O6
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| [Late 20th century. <nitro- + fe (shortening and alteration of phenyl) + -dipine, INN stem] |
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