ALPHA-ADRENERGIC BLOCKING AGENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does alpha-adrenergic blocking agent mean? 

• ALPHA-ADRENERGIC BLOCKING AGENT (noun)
  The noun ALPHA-ADRENERGIC BLOCKING AGENT has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ALPHA-ADRENERGIC BLOCKING AGENT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALPHA-ADRENERGIC BLOCKING AGENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

alpha-adrenergic blocker; alpha-adrenergic blocking agent; alpha-blocker; alpha blocker

Hypernyms ("alpha-adrenergic blocking agent" is a kind of...):

blocker; blocking agent (a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "alpha-adrenergic blocking agent"):

Minipress; prazosin (antihypertensive drug (trade name Minipress))

Hytrin; terazosin (antihypertensive drug (trade name Hytrin) used to treat high blood pressure)