LABETALOL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does labetalol mean? 

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

1. antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure)

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• LABETALOL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

labetalol; labetalol hydrochloride; Normodyne; Trandate

Hypernyms ("labetalol" is a kind of...):

antihypertensive; antihypertensive drug (a drug that reduces high blood pressure)

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

 Context examples 

The hydrochloride form of labetalol, a third generation selective alpha-1-adrenergic antagonist and non-selective beta-adrenergic antagonist with vasodilatory and antihypertensive properties.

(Labetalol Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Labetalol competitively binds to alpha-1-adrenergic receptors in vascular smooth muscle, thereby inhibiting the adrenergic stimulation of endothelial cell function and vasoconstriction in peripheral blood vessels.

(Labetalol, NCI Thesaurus)