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nifedipine

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /nʌɪˈfɛd.ɪ.piːn/
  • General-American: /naɪˈfɛd.ɪˌpin/
  • General-American: /nɪˈfɛd.ɪˌpin/
  • CMU ARPABET: N AY2 F EH1 D AH0 P IY0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: N AH0 F EH1 D AH0 P IY0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A synthetic compound which acts as a calcium antagonist and is used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of cardiac and circulatory disorders.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

calcium blocker (trade name Procardia); appears to increase the risk of recurrent heart attacks

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Procardia

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: calcium blocker, calcium-channel blocker

History

Etymology

From ni(tro)phe(nyl) + di(hydro)p(yrid)ine.