alpha-blocker

noun

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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alpha-adrenergic blocking agentalpha blockeralpha-adrenergic blocker
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Meanings

nounalpha-blocker (plural alpha-blockers)

plural alpha-blockers · alternative alpha blocker

  1. medicineA drug which blocks α1-adrenergic receptors in arteries and smooth muscles, and is used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatitis and other conditions.

    Synonyms: alpha-adrenergic blocking agent

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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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alpha-adrenergic blocking agent

More synonyms by meaning

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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alpha blockeralpha-adrenergic blockeralpha-adrenergic blocking agent
Broader
blockerblocking agent
Also see
alpha-adrenergic blocking agent

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Portuguese bloqueador alfa, bloqueador alfa-adrenérgico
  • bloqueador alfadrug which blocks α1-adrenergic receptors
  • bloqueador alfa-adrenérgicodrug which blocks α1-adrenergic receptors
  • antagonista alfa-adrenérgicodrug which blocks α1-adrenergic receptors
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APA

alpha-blocker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alpha-blocker

MLA

“alpha-blocker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alpha-blocker. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alpha-blocker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alpha-blocker.

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