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

1 sense of beta blocker

Sense 1
beta blocker, beta-blocking agent, beta-adrenergic blocker, beta-adrenergic blocking agent -- (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)
       => blocker, blocking agent -- (a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process)