Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun alpha_blocker

1 sense of alpha blocker

Sense 1
alpha blocker, alpha-blocker, alpha-adrenergic blocker, alpha-adrenergic blocking agent -- (any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors; used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia; relaxes the muscles of the prostate and bladder)
       => blocker, blocking agent -- (a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process)