"beta blockade" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: beta blockades [plural]
Etymology: From beta + blockade. Etymology templates: {{af|en|beta|blockade}} beta + blockade Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} beta blockade (usually uncountable, plural beta blockades)
  1. (pharmacology) The action of a beta blocker. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Pharmacology Synonyms: beta-blockade, betablockade
    Sense id: en-beta_blockade-en-noun-Nv~xE1sZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

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