PINDOLOL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pindolol mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PINDOLOL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

pindolol; Visken

Hypernyms ("pindolol" 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 

Pindolol competitively binds to beta-adrenergic receptors, resulting in a decrease in beta-adrenergic activities, i.e., vasodilation, and negative chronotropic and inotropic effects.

(Pindolol, NCI Thesaurus)