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noun
A blocking agent, one of a class of drugs used to treat hypertension and control the rate at which the heart beats.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or arrhythmia; decreases force and rate of heart contractions by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic nervous system
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: beta-blocking agent, beta-adrenergic blocker, beta-adrenergic blocking agent
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: blocker, blocking agent
Narrower terms: acebutolol, Sectral, atenolol, Tenormin, carvedilol, esmolol, Brevibloc, metoprolol, Lopressor, nadolol, Corgard, pindolol, Visken, propanolol, Inderal, timolol, Blocadren
History
From action of drug which blocks beta-adrenergic receptors.
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
