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Pronunciation / Transliteration: be-ra-pa-mil
"의사는 고혈압 치료를 위해 베라파밀을 처방했습니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A medication of the calcium channel blocker class used to treat high blood pressure, angina, and supraventricular tachycardias.
"The cardiologist prescribed verapamil to help control the patient's heart rate and lower their blood pressure." - 2
A pharmacological agent that acts by inhibiting the influx of calcium ions into vascular smooth muscle and myocardial cells.
"Verapamil is frequently studied for its cellular mechanisms in preventing cluster headaches."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the mid-20th century as a pharmacological trade and generic name, combining a chemical prefix derived from the German 'Veral' (referring to veratril radicals) and the suffix '-pamil', common in phenylalkylamine derivative drugs. It entered standard international medical nomenclature during the 1960s as a novel calcium channel blocker.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Verapamil" is said worldwide
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vérapamil
Transliteration: ve-ra-pa-mil
"Le vérapamil est souvent prescrit pour l'hypertension artérielle."
Verapamil
Transliteration: ve-ra-pa-mil
"Verapamil wird zur Behandlung von Bluthochdruck eingesetzt."
verapamil
Transliteration: ve-ra-pa-mil
"Il verapamil è un farmaco calcio-antagonista."
verapamilo
Transliteration: be-ra-pa-mi-lo
"El verapamilo ayuda a relajar los vasos sanguíneos."
verapamil
Transliteration: ve-ra-pa-miw
"O verapamil é usado no tratamento de arritmias cardíacas."
वेरापामिल
Transliteration: verapamil
"उच्च रक्तचाप के लिए वेरापामिल का उपयोग किया जाता है।"
维apamil
Transliteration: wéi lā pā mǐ ěr
"维apamil是一种常用的钙离子通道阻滞剂。"
베라파밀
Transliteration: be-ra-pa-mil
"의사는 고혈압 치료를 위해 베라파밀을 처방했습니다."
ベラパミル
Transliteration: berapamiru
"ベラパミルはカルシウム拮抗薬の一つです。"
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