"beta blocker" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbeɪ.tə ˈblɔk.ɚ/ [US] Forms: beta blockers [plural]
enPR: bā'-tə blôk'-ər [US] Etymology: From action of drug which blocks beta-adrenergic receptors. Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: beta blocker Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs Synonyms: betablocker, beta-blocker, β-blocker Translations (blocking agent): blocador beta [masculine] (Catalan), β-受體阻滯劑 (Chinese Mandarin), β-受体阻滞剂 (β-shòutǐ zǔzhìjì) (Chinese Mandarin), beta-blokátor [masculine] (Czech), betablokker [common-gender] (Danish), beetasalpaaja (Finnish), bêta-bloquant [masculine] (French), Betabloker [masculine] (German), beta-bloqueador [masculine] (Portuguese), beta-blocant [neuter] (Romanian), бета-блока́тор (beta-blokátor) [masculine] (Russian), beta bloqueador [masculine] (Spanish), betabloqueante [masculine] (Spanish), betablockerare [common-gender] (Swedish), β-blockerare [common-gender] (Swedish), beta blokör (Turkish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "β-受體阻滯劑"
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          "roman": "β-shòutǐ zǔzhìjì",
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      "word": "Betabloker"
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      "sense": "blocking agent",
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      "word": "betabloqueante"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "blocking agent",
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      "word": "betablockerare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "blocking agent",
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      "word": "β-blockerare"
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      "sense": "blocking agent",
      "word": "beta blokör"
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