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/ays, ay"see"ee"/any of a group of vasodilator drugs used in the treatment of hypertension and heart failure.[1980-85; A(ngiotensin)-C(onverting) E(nzyme)]
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ACE inhibitor — (angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor) group of drugs which lower blood pressure by inhibiting the angiotensin converting enzyme (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
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ACE inhibitor — A drug that inhibits ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) which is important to the formation of angiotensin II. Angiotensin II causes arteries in the body to constrict and thereby raises the blood pressure. ACE inhibitors lower the blood pressure … Medical dictionary
ACE inhibitor — noun an antihypertensive drug that blocks the formation of angiotensin II in the kidney, leading to relaxation of the arteries; promotes the excretion of salt and water by inhibiting the activity of the angiotensin converting enzyme; also used to … Useful english dictionary
ACE inhibitor — Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor. A drug that is used to lower blood pressure. An ACE inhibitor is a type of antihypertensive agent. Also called angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor … English dictionary of cancer terms
ACE inhibitor — ACE′ inhib itor [[t]eɪs, ˈeɪˈsiˈi[/t]] n. pha med any of a group of vasodilator drugs used in the treatment of hypertension and heart failure • Etymology: 1980–85; A(ngiotensin) C(onverting) E(nzyme) … From formal English to slang
ACE inhibitor — angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor: any one of a group of drugs used in the treatment of raised blood pressure and heart failure. ACE inhibitors act by interfering with the action of the enzyme that converts the inactive angiotensin I to the … The new mediacal dictionary
ACE inhibitor — noun Etymology: angiotensin converting enzyme Date: 1982 any of a group of antihypertensive drugs (as captopril) that relax arteries and promote renal excretion of salt and water by inhibiting the activity of angiotensin converting enzyme … New Collegiate Dictionary
ACE inhibitor — noun / eɪs ən.hɪ.bɪ.toɹ/lang=en any one of a class of drugs, including captopril and enalpapril, that cause the arteries to widen by preventing the synthesis on angiotensin: used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure … Wiktionary
