a white, crystalline oral drug, CHNOS, that inhibits angiotensin, used to lower high blood pressure and treat heart failure
captopril
cap·to·prilWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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captopril
noun
An ACE inhibitor drug used in the treatment of hypertension, congestive heart failure, and other cardiovascular disorders.
Origin of captopril
(mer)capt(an) -pr- ( pr(opane) ) (or pr(oline) )alteration of -ylTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(uncountable)
- An ACE inhibitor used to treat hypertension and some types of congestive heart failure.
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captopril - Medical Definition
n.
An ACE inhibitor drug, C9H15NO3S, used in the treatment of hypertension, congestive heart failure, and other cardiovascular disorders.
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