ACEBUTOLOL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does acebutolol mean? 

• ACEBUTOLOL (noun)
  The noun ACEBUTOLOL has 1 sense:

1. an oral beta blocker (trade name Sectral) used in treating hypertension

  Familiarity information: ACEBUTOLOL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACEBUTOLOL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An oral beta blocker (trade name Sectral) used in treating hypertension

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

acebutolol; Sectral

Hypernyms ("acebutolol" is a kind of...):

beta-adrenergic blocker; beta-adrenergic blocking agent; beta-blocking agent; beta blocker (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)

 Context examples 

The hydrochloride salt form of acebutolol, a synthetic butyranilide derivative with hypotensive and antiarrhythmic activity.

(Acebutolol Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Acebutolol acts as a cardioselective beta-adrenergic antagonist with little effect on bronchial receptors and has intrinsic sympathomimetic properties.

(Acebutolol, NCI Thesaurus)