β-blocker
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "Carvedilol, an antihypertensive agent, has been in clinical use for several years. In addition to its function as a β-blocker, carvedilol has been shown to act as an antioxidant."
- "Blockade of β₂-adrenoceptors by non-selective β'''-blockers causes side-effects such as bronchoconstriction, vasoconstriction and hypoglycaemia."
- "β-blocker inhibits adrenaline β activation release into blood from sympathetic nerves and adrenal gland. In the heart, β-receptor stimulation increases heart rate and cardiac contraction, and excitation conduction in atrioventricular node. Thus β-blocker therapy decreases heart rate, cardiac contraction and myocardial oxygen consumption."