ACE inhibitor

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ACE inhibitor

/ˈeɪs ɪnˌhɪb.ɪ.tɚ/ US
/ˈeɪs ɪnˌhɪb.ɪ.tə/ UK

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Circa 20th century: from Angiotensin-Converting-Enzyme inhibitor.

noun ACE inhibitors

Any of a class of blood pressure-lowering drugs, including captopril and enalapril, that cause the arteries to widen by preventing the synthesis on angiotensin.

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@misc{ace_inhibitor_2026,
  title = {ACE inhibitor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ace%20inhibitor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}