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Angiotensin Converting Enzyme

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Noun

1. ace, angiotensin converting enzyme, angiotensin-converting enzyme

proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II

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Angiotensin Converting Enzyme

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noun
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

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Angiotensin Converting Enzyme

see synonyms of angiotensin converting enzyme
any of a class of drugs, including captopril, that inhibit or block the action of an enzyme (ACE) that produces the powerful vasoconstrictor angiotensin, used to treat high blood pressure, heart failure, diabetic kidney disease, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

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