BETA BLOCKERS

Meaning of BETA BLOCKERS in English

A class of drugs that block the action of adrenaline (a beta adrenergic substance) and can relieve stress to the heart muscle. Beta blockers are often used to slow the heart rate or lower the blood pressure.

English dictionary of medicine. Английский словарь медицины. 2012

BETA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES beta particle beta test beta version gamma/alpha/beta radiation technical (= radiation given off by the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BETA — n [Bot.] beet; beta foliose leaf beet; beta salvage wild beet; beta de forrage mangel-wurzel; beta de sucro sugar beet …
Interlingua English vocab
BETA — I. noun Etymology: Middle English betha, from Latin ~, from Greek bēta, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew bēth beth …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BETA — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) beta decay beta adrenergic blocking agent {{link=Phi Beta Kappa">Phi Beta Kappa
Английский словарь Британика
BETA — I. ˈbād.ə, -ātə also ˈbē- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek bēta, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew bēth- — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BETA — /bay"teuh/ or, esp. Brit., /bee"-/ , n. 1. the second letter of the Greek alphabet (B). 2. the consonant sound …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BETA — n. (Informal) beta test, final testing period for new computer software before it is released on the market; beta group, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BETA — I. ˈbā-tə, chiefly Brit ˈbē- noun Etymology: Middle English betha, from Latin beta, from Greek bēta, of Semitic origin; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BETA — [be.ta] n [ME betha, fr. L beta, fr. Gk beta, of Sem origin; akin to Heb beth beth] (14c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BETA — beta, Beta BrE AmE ˈbiːt ə AmE \ ˈbeɪt̬ ə (*) ▷ beta|s z ▶ ˈ beta ˌ particle BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BETA — n. 1 the second letter of the Greek alphabet (B, Ó). 2 a second-class mark given for a piece of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BETA — n. 1 the second letter of the Greek alphabet (B, á). 2 a second-class mark given for a piece of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BETA — n.1 the second letter of the Greek alphabet (B, {szlig}). 2 a second-class mark given for a piece of work …
Oxford English vocab
BETA — B [noun] [C] - the second letter of the Greek alphabet, sometimes given as a mark for a student's work …
Cambridge English vocab
BETA — n. beta decay beta blocker beta adrenergic blocking agent Phi Beta Kappa
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BETA — noun Beta is used before these nouns: ↑ test , ↑ version
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BETA — /bay't*/, /be't*/ or (Commonwealth) /bee't*/ See beta conversion , beta test . [ Jargon File ]
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
BETA — Kristensen, Madsen olmadsen@daimi.aau.dk , Moller-Pedersen & Nygaard, 1983. Object-oriented language with block structure, coroutines, concurrency, strong typing , part objects, …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
BETA — The measure of a fund's or stocks risk in relation to the market , or an alternative benchmark . A …
Hypertextual Finance English Glossary
BETA — 1. Mostly working, but still under test; usually used with `in': `in beta'. In the Real World, systems (hardware or …
Raynet Business and Marketing English Glossary
BETA — 1. Mostly working, but still under test; usu. used with `in': `in beta'. In the Real World , systems (hardware …
Jargon File English vocabulary
BETA — beta
Kiswahili IT English Glossary
BETA — A measure correlating stock price movement to the movement of an index. Beta is used to determine the number of …
A Guide to Futures and Options Market Technology English vocab
BLOCKERS — Blockers
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BETA — бета (2-я буква греческого алфавита) оценка "бета"; четверка с минусом или тройка с плюсом (университетское) бета (символ для обозначения принадлежности …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BETA — 1) бета-излучение 2) бета-частица, электрон 3) бета, b ( коэффициент усиления по току ) 4) b-кварц • - gross beta …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BETA — 1) бета-излучение 2) бета-частица, электрон 3) бета, b (коэффициент усиления по току) 4) b-кварц • - gross beta - plasma beta
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
BETA — сущ. бета ( вторая буква греческого алфавита ) •• - beta plus
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BETA — сущ. бета (вторая буква греческого алфавита) •• - beta plus
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BETA — _n. бета (вторая буква греческого алфавита) - beta plus
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BETA — n. бета (вторая буква греческого алфавита) - beta plus
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BETA — _n. бета (вторая буква греческого алфавита); beta plus немного лучше второго сорта
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
BLOCKERS — Blockers
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BETA — бета (2-я буква греческого алфавита) оценка "бета"; четверка с минусом или тройка с плюсом (университетское) бета (символ для обозначения принадлежности …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SCREEN PASS — noun Date: circa 1949 a forward pass in football to a receiver at or behind the line of scrimmage who …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POWER PLAY — noun Date: 1947 a military, diplomatic, political, or administrative maneuver in which power is brought to bear, 2. a concentrated …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POCKET — I. noun see: pouch Date: 15th century 1. a small bag carried by a person ; purse , a small …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BETA -BLOCKER — in full beta-adrenergic blocking agent Any of a class of synthetic drugs used to treat a wide range of diseases …
Английский словарь Британика
POCKET — I. ˈpäkə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English poket, from Old North French pokete, diminutive of poke, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEMICHOLINIUM — ˌhemēkōˈlinēəm, -mə̇k- noun ( -s ) Etymology: hemi- (I) + choline + -ium : any of several blockers of the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCREEN PASS — noun : a forward pass play in football in which the receiver is protected by a screen of blockers
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCREEN PASS — Football. a pass thrown to a receiver who is directly in back of a wall of blockers and who is …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POCKET — — pocketless , adj. — pocketlike , adj. /pok"it/ , n. 1. a shaped piece of fabric attached inside or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POCKET — I. ˈpä-kət noun Etymology: Middle English poket, from Anglo-French poket, pochete, diminutive of poke, pouche bag — more at pouch …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SCREEN PASS — Date: circa 1949 : a forward pass in football to a receiver at or behind the line of scrimmage who …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POWER PLAY — Date: 1947 1. : a military, diplomatic, political, or administrative maneuver in which power is brought to bear 2. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SCREEN PASS — [screen pass] n (ca. 1949): a forward pass in football to a receiver at or behind the line of scrimmage …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POWER PLAY — [power play] n (1947) 1: a military, diplomatic, political, or administrative maneuver in which power is brought to bear 2. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POCKET — [pock.et] n [ME poket, fr. ONF pokete, dim. of poke bag, of Gmc origin; akin to OE pocca bag] (15c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THERAPEUTICS — treatment and care of a patient for the purpose of both preventing and combating disease or alleviating pain or injury. …
Britannica English vocabulary
PEPTIC ULCER — circumscribed lesion that occurs primarily in the mucous membrane of the stomach or duodenum (the upper segment of the small …
Britannica English vocabulary
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION — death of a section of the myocardium, the muscle of the heart, caused by an interruption of the blood flow …
Britannica English vocabulary
HYPERTENSION — also called High Blood Pressure, condition in which the blood pressure in either arteries or veins is abnormally high. Blood …
Britannica English vocabulary
DIETING — regulating one's food intake for the purpose of improving one's physical condition, especially for the purpose of reducing obesity, or …
Britannica English vocabulary
YEAR IN REVIEW 1999 — Molecular Biology A Promising Cancer Therapy. The sprouting and growth of new blood vessels is essential during embryonic development so …
Britannica English vocabulary
YEAR IN REVIEW 1996: ENVIRONMENT
Britannica English vocabulary
TOURETTE'S SYNDROME — also called Tourette's Disorder, or Gilles De La Tourette's Syndrome, rare neurological disease characterized by recurrent motor and phonic tics …
Britannica English vocabulary
BETA BLOCKER — ( beta blockers) A beta blocker is a drug which is used to treat people who have high blood pressure …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SYNTHESIZE — verb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ It is possible to synthesize all your personal and career needs to find out …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CALCIUM — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE dietary ▪ The present results show that dietary calcium has a site specific effect …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BETA-BLOCKER — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Certain drugs - such as aspirin, beta-blockers, and cholesterol lowering drugs - benefit some people …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STARCH BLOCKER — noun (Health and Fitness) (Lifestyle and Leisure) A dietary preparation that supposedly affects a person's metabolism of starch so that …
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