Definition of Calan

1. Noun. A drug (trade names Calan and Isoptin) used as an oral or parenteral calcium blocker in cases of hypertension or congestive heart failure or angina or migraine.

Exact synonyms: Isoptin, Verapamil
Generic synonyms: Calcium Blocker, Calcium-channel Blocker
Language type: Trade Name, Trade Name

Lexicographical Neighbors of Calan

Caladenia cairnsiana
Caladium bicolor
Calais
Calamagrostic quadriseta
Calamagrostis
Calamagrostis acutiflora
Calamintha
Calamintha grandiflora
Calamintha nepeta
Calamintha nepeta glantulosa
Calamintha sylvatica
Calamity Jane
Calamus australis
Calamus penna
Calamus rotang
Calan (current term)
Calandrinia
Calandrinia ciliata
Calapooya
Calapuya
Calayan rail
Calayan rails
Calculus Surface Index
Calcutta
Calcuttan
Caldani's ligament
Calder
Calderon
Calderon de la Barca
Caldwell

Literary usage of Calan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion by Cymmrodorion Society, CYMMRODORION SOCIETY. (1896)
"New Year's Day is F Calan j>ar excellence. The Welsh adopted the Roman custom of calling the first day of each month Calan, from the Lat. ..."

2. The Italian Novelists: From the Earliest Period Down to the Close of the by Thomas Roscoe (1836)
"THERE dwelt not long since, in our city of Florence, a place which has indeed always possessed a variety of character and manners, a painter named Calan- ..."

3. British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Wirt Sikes (1880)
"... in Churchyards—The Tump of Lies —Dancing in Churchyards—Seeing the Sun Dance—Calan Ebrill. or All Fools' Day—May Day—The Welsh Maypole—The Daughter of ..."

4. The London Medical Gazette (1849)
"It spread gradually throughout Great Britain and Ireland, and destroyed about 30000 persons. Calan and Paris were ..."

5. Winston's Cumulative Loose-leaf Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Reference Bookedited by Charles Morris edited by Charles Morris (1921)
"... the capital, and it has been supposed, from inscriptions found in the ruins, that it is identical with the Calan mentioned in Genesis л. See Nineveh. ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Calan on Dictionary.com!Search for Calan on Thesaurus.com!Search for Calan on Google!Search for Calan on Wikipedia!

Search