ACE Inhibitor Definition

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noun

Any of a class of drugs, including captopril, that inhibit or block the action of an enzyme (ACE) that produces the powerful vasoconstrictor angiotensin, used to treat high blood pressure, heart failure, diabetic kidney disease, etc.

Webster's New World

Any of a class of drugs that cause vasodilation and are used to treat hypertension and heart failure.

American Heritage Medicine

(medicine) Any one of a class of blood pressure-lowering drugs, including captopril and enalapril, that cause the arteries to widen by preventing the synthesis on angiotensin.

Wiktionary

Synonyms:

Synonyms:
angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor

Other Word Forms of ACE Inhibitor

Noun

Singular:

ACE inhibitor

Plural:

ace-inhibitors

Origin of ACE Inhibitor

Circa 20th century: from Angiotensin-Converting-Enzyme inhibitor.

From Wiktionary
a(ngiotensin) c(onverting) e(nzyme) inhibitor

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition