| NOUN | artifact | alpha-blocker, alpha blocker, alpha-adrenergic blocker, alpha-adrenergic blocking agent | any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors |
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| Meaning | Any 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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| Synonyms | alpha blocker, alpha-adrenergic blocker, alpha-adrenergic blocking agent | |
| Narrower | prazosin, Minipress | antihypertensive drug (trade name Minipress) |
| terazosin, Hytrin | antihypertensive drug (trade name Hytrin) used to treat high blood pressure | |
| Broader | blocker, blocking agent | A class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process |
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