ACE inhibitor
Pharmacology
noun
Any of a class of drugs that inhibit the activity of angiotensin converting enzyme, causing vasodilation and used in the treatment of hypertension and heart failure.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine.
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