[veer-uh-pam-uh
l, ver-] 
| a white crystalline powder, C27H38N2O4, used as a calcium blocker in the treatment of angina and certain arrhythmias. |
| ve·rap·a·mil (və-rāp'ə-mĭl') n. A vasodilator, C27H38N2O4, that inhibits calcium activity, used in the treatment of hypertension, angina pectoris, and certain cardiac arrhythmias. [vera- (shortening and alteration of valeric acid) + -pamil, vasodilating drug suff. (perhaps p(ropyl) + am(ino) + (nitr)il(e)).] |