NADOLOL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nadolol mean? 

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

1. a beta-adrenergic blocking agent (trade name Corgard) that is used to treat hypertension and angina

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• NADOLOL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A beta-adrenergic blocking agent (trade name Corgard) that is used to treat hypertension and angina

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Corgard; nadolol

Hypernyms ("nadolol" 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 

Nadolol competitively blocks beta-1 adrenergic receptors located in the heart and vascular smooth muscle, inhibiting the activities of the catecholamines epinephrine and norepinephrine and producing negative inotropic and chronotropic effects.

(Nadolol, NCI Thesaurus)