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beta-adrenergic_blocker has definitions from the fields of medicine,pharmacology
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[ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) 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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beta-adrenergic_blocking_agent beta_blocker

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