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
• Syn: ↑beta blocker, ↑beta-blocking agent, ↑beta-adrenergic blocker
• Hypernyms: ↑blocker, ↑blocking agent
• Hyponyms:
↑acebutolol, ↑Sectral, ↑atenolol, ↑Tenormin, ↑carvedilol, ↑esmolol, ↑Brevibloc, ↑metoprolol, ↑Lopressor, ↑nadolol, ↑Corgard, ↑pindolol, ↑Visken, ↑propanolol, ↑Inderal, ↑timolol, ↑Blocadren
Useful english dictionary. 2012.