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BLOCADREN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Blocadren mean?
• BLOCADREN (noun)
The noun BLOCADREN has 1 sense:
1. a beta blocker (trade name Blocadren) administered after heart attacks
Familiarity information: BLOCADREN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A beta blocker (trade name Blocadren) administered after heart attacks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Blocadren; timolol
Hypernyms ("Blocadren" 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)
Domain usage:
trade name (a name given to a product or service)
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