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Enalapril

//ɪˈnæl.əˌpɹɪl// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor used in the treatment of hypertension and some types of chronic heart failure. uncountable
  2. 2
    an ACE inhibitor (trade name Vasotec) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidney and so results in vasodilation; administered after heart attacks wordnet

Etymology

From (ph)en(yl) + ala(nine) + -pril (“angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor”).

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