ACE inhibitor

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ās, ā′sē′ē′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ACE′ inhib′itor  (ās, ā′sē′ē′),USA pronunciation 
  1. Drugs, Medicineany of a group of vasodilator drugs used in the treatment of hypertension and heart failure.
  • A(ngiotensin)-C(onverting) English(nzyme) 1980–85

ACE′ inhib′itor  (ās, ā′sē′ē′),USA pronunciation 
  1. Drugs, Medicineany of a group of vasodilator drugs used in the treatment of hypertension and heart failure.
  • A(ngiotensin)-C(onverting) English(nzyme) 1980–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ACE inhibitor
  1. any one of a class of drugs, including captopril, enalapril, and ramipril, that cause the arteries to widen by preventing the synthesis of angiotensin: used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure
Etymology: 20th Century: from a(ngiotensin-)c(onverting) e(nzyme) inhibitor

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