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Wiktionary

  1. n. pharmacology A blocking agent, one of a class of drugs used to treat hypertension and control the rate at which the heart beats.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. 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

Etymologies

  1. From action of drug which blocks beta-adrenergic receptors. (Wiktionary)

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hypernyms (2)

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  1. blocking agent
  1. blocker

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  1. esmolol
  2. acebutolol
  3. brevibloc
  1. Inderal
  2. corgard
  3. atenolol
  1. metoprolol
  2. propanolol
  3. lopressor
  1. nadolol
  2. visken
  3. pindolol
  1. blocadren
  2. tenormin
  3. carvedilol
  1. timolol
  2. sectral

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  1. tenormin
  2. timolol
  3. visken
  1. pindolol
  2. propanolol
  3. esmolol
  1. Inderal
  2. lopressor
  3. metoprolol
  1. sectral
  2. acebutolol
  3. atenolol
  1. blocadren
  2. brevibloc
  3. carvedilol
  1. beta-adrenergic blocking agent

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