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A potassium channel activator which causes local relaxation in smooth muscle by…A potassium channel activator which causes local relaxation in smooth muscle by increasing membrane permeability to potassium ions, used as a vasodilator to treat hypertension and in diabetes to decrease the secretion of insulin.
US/ˌdaɪ.əˈzɑkˌsaɪd/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A potassium channel activator which causes local relaxation in smooth muscle by increasing membrane permeability to potassium ions, used as a vasodilator to treat hypertension and in diabetes to decrease the secretion of insulin.
vasodilator (trade name Hyperstat) used to treat severe hypertension
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- vasodilator (trade name Hyperstat) used to treat severe hypertension:Hyperstat
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable