alpha blocker

A form of alpha-blocker — A drug which blocks α1-adrenergic receptors in arteries and smooth muscles, and is used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatitis and other conditions.

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Meanings

nounalpha blocker (plural alpha blockers)

plural alpha blockers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of alpha-blocker.

    He gave Daddy some painkillers and pills called alpha blockers to help him piss easier.

    2022, Leila Mottley, Nightcrawling, Bloomsbury, page 12

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors; used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia; relaxes the muscles of the prostate and bladder

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blockerblocking agent
Also see
alpha-adrenergic blocking agentalpha-blocker

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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