Term: atenolol: an oral beta blocker (trade name Tenormin) used in treating hypertension and angina; has adverse side effects (depression and exacerbation of congestive heart failure etc.)
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: essential amino acid: an amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize; must be supplied in the diet
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: nitrogen oxide: any of several oxides of nitrogen formed by the action of nitric acid on oxidizable materials; present in car exhausts
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: st patrick's day: a day observed by the Irish to commemorate the patron saint of Ireland
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: cnemidophorus: whiptails
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: premenstrual syndrome: a syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: storage: the act of storing something
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: neurotropism: an affinity for neural tissues
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: fibrous-rooted begonia: any of numerous begonias having fibrous rather than tuberous or rhizomatous roots
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: procedure: a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings