angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor

Questions about angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor

What does angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor mean?

angiotensin-converting enzyme 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 angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor?

Close synonyms include ACE 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 angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor a common word?

angiotensin-converting enzyme 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.