NIFEDIPINE


Meaning of NIFEDIPINE in English

[ nʌɪ'fɛdɪpi:n ]

■ noun Medicine a synthetic compound used in the treatment of cardiac and circulatory disorders.

Origin

1970s: from ni(tro-) + fe (alt. of phenyl ) + di- 1 + p(yrid)ine , elements of the systematic name.

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