beta blocker

See also: betablocker

English

Alternative forms

• betablocker
• beta-blocker
• β-blocker

Etymology

From action of drug which blocks beta-adrenergic receptors.

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: bā'-tə blôk'-ər IPA^(key): /ˈbeɪ.tə ˈblɔk.ɚ/

Noun

beta blocker (plural beta blockers)

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

Translations

blocking agent

• Catalan: blocador beta m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: β-受體阻滯劑 / β-受体阻滞剂 (β-shòutǐ zǔzhìjì)

• Czech: beta-blokátor m
• Danish: betablokker c
• Finnish: beetasalpaaja (fi)
• French: bêta-bloquant (fr) m
• German: Betabloker m
• Japanese: 交感神経β受容体遮断薬 (こうかんしんけいベータじゅようたいしゃだんやく), β遮断薬 (ベータしゃだんやく)
• Portuguese: beta-bloqueador m
• Romanian: beta-blocant n
• Russian: бета-блока́тор m (beta-blokátor)
• Spanish: beta bloqueador m, betabloqueante (es) m
• Swedish: betablockerare (sv) c, β-blockerare (sv) c
• Turkish: beta blokör