- Agent, antihypertensive
- As the name suggests, a drug aimed at reducing high blood pressure (hypertension).
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Agent, antihypertensive
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Antihypertensive — Something that reduces high blood pressure (hypertension). * * * Indicating a drug or mode of treatment that reduces the blood pressure of hypertensive individuals. * * * an·ti·hy·per·ten·sive .hī pər ten(t) siv also an·ti·hy·per·ten·sion hī pər … Medical dictionary
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labetalol — noun antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure) • Syn: ↑labetalol hydrochloride, ↑Trandate, ↑Normodyne •… … Useful english dictionary
labetalol hydrochloride — noun antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure) • Syn: ↑labetalol, ↑Trandate, ↑Normodyne • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
Normodyne — noun antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure) • Syn: ↑labetalol, ↑labetalol hydrochloride, ↑Trandate •… … Useful english dictionary
Trandate — noun antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure) • Syn: ↑labetalol, ↑labetalol hydrochloride, ↑Normodyne •… … Useful english dictionary
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