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PROPANOLOL

Dictionary entry overview: What does propanolol mean?

• PROPANOLOL (noun)
The noun PROPANOLOL has 1 sense:

1. the first beta blocker (trade name Inderal) used in treating hypertension and angina pectoris and essential tremor

Familiarity information: PROPANOLOL used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PROPANOLOL (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The first beta blocker (trade name Inderal) used in treating hypertension and angina pectoris and essential tremor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Inderal; propanolol

Hypernyms ("propanolol" is a kind of...):

beta blocker; 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)

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