ace inhibitor

Questions about ace inhibitor

What does ace inhibitor mean?

ace inhibitor means "an antihypertensive drug that blocks the formation of angiotensin II in the kidney, leading to relaxation of the arteries; promotes the excretion of salt and water by inhibiting the activity of the angiotensin converting enzyme; also used to treat congestive heart failure".

What is another word for ace inhibitor?

Close synonyms include angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ace inhibitor a common word?

ace inhibitor is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.