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BETA-BLOQUANT [1 record]

Record 1 2012-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medication
DEF

A drug that acts on the effector organs, beyond the nerve ending, to block the cardiac and vasodilating actions of epinephrine and the cardiac effects of norepinephrine.

Key term(s)
  • β blocker
  • β blocking agent
  • β-adrenoceptor blocking agent
  • β-adrenoceptor blocking drug
  • β-adrenergic receptor blocking agent
  • β adrenergic blocking agent
  • β-adrenergic blocking drug
  • β-adrenergic blocker
  • β-receptor blocking agent
  • β-receptor blocking drug

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médicaments
DEF

Médicament antagoniste, compétitif des récepteurs bêta (β) de la noradrénaline.

Key term(s)
  • β-bloquant
  • β-bloqueur
  • agent β-bloquant

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicamentos
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