The story
From carve- (“alteration of carbazole”) + -dilol (“vasodilator”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
carvedilol
Today it means: A beta blocker C₂₄H₂₆N₂O₄ that possesses some alpha-adrenergic blocking activity and is used to treat congestive heart failure and hypertension and to manage patients with left ventricular dysfunction following heart attack. Full definition →