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"etymology_text": "From action of drug which blocks beta-adrenergic receptors.",
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"(pharmacology) A blocking agent, one of a class of drugs used to treat hypertension and control the rate at which the heart beats."
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "blocking agent",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "blocador beta"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "blocking agent",
"word": "β-受體阻滯劑"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "β-shòutǐ zǔzhìjì",
"sense": "blocking agent",
"word": "β-受体阻滞剂"
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"sense": "blocking agent",
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"masculine"
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"word": "beta-blokátor"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "blocking agent",
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"common-gender"
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"word": "betablokker"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "blocking agent",
"word": "beetasalpaaja"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "blocking agent",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "bêta-bloquant"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "blocking agent",
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"masculine"
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"word": "Betabloker"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "blocking agent",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "beta-bloqueador"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "blocking agent",
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"neuter"
],
"word": "beta-blocant"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "beta-blokátor",
"sense": "blocking agent",
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"word": "бета-блока́тор"
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"word": "beta bloqueador"
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"word": "betabloqueante"
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"word": "betablockerare"
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"word": "β-blockerare"
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{
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"sense": "blocking agent",
"word": "beta blokör"
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "blocking agent",
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"word": "blocador beta"
},
{
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "blocking agent",
"word": "β-受體阻滯劑"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "β-shòutǐ zǔzhìjì",
"sense": "blocking agent",
"word": "β-受体阻滞剂"
},
{
"code": "cs",
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"sense": "blocking agent",
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"word": "beta-blokátor"
},
{
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"sense": "blocking agent",
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"word": "betablokker"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "blocking agent",
"word": "beetasalpaaja"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "blocking agent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "bêta-bloquant"
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "blocking agent",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Betabloker"
},
{
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"sense": "blocking agent",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "beta-bloqueador"
},
{
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"sense": "blocking agent",
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"word": "beta-blocant"
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{
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"roman": "beta-blokátor",
"sense": "blocking agent",
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"word": "бета-блока́тор"
},
{
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"sense": "blocking agent",
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"word": "beta bloqueador"
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{
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"sense": "blocking agent",
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"word": "betabloqueante"
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"sense": "blocking agent",
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"word": "betablockerare"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "blocking agent",
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"word": "β-blockerare"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "blocking agent",
"word": "beta blokör"
}
],
"word": "beta blocker"
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