alpha-blocker

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsalpha blockeralpha-adrenergic blockeralpha-adrenergic blocking agent

   Broaderblocker

   Narrowerprazosinterazosin

Questions about alpha-blocker

What does alpha-blocker mean?

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

How many syllables are in alpha-blocker?

alpha-blocker has 4 syllables: al-pha--bloc-ker. The stress falls on "pha-".

What is another word for alpha-blocker?

Close synonyms include alpha blocker, alpha-adrenergic blocker, alpha-adrenergic blocking agent. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is alpha-blocker a common word?

alpha-blocker is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.