Definition of beta-blocking - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

use of drugs to block beta receptors in the body

TECH.

Beta-blocking is important in managing high blood pressure.

Adjective

medical drug

TECH.

blocking beta-adrenergic receptors in the body

TECH.

Beta-blocking agents are used to treat high blood pressure.

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Origin of beta-blocking

English, beta (β, second) + blocking (inhibiting)

Examples of beta-blocking in a sentence

Doctors often recommend beta-blocking for arrhythmia.
Beta-blocking drugs can slow the heart rate.
Doctors prescribed a beta-blocking medication for anxiety.

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French:bêta-bloquage, bêta-bloquant, ...
German:Beta-Blockade, beta-blockierend, ...
Italian:blocco beta, beta-bloccante, ...
Spanish:bloqueo beta, bloqueador beta, ...
Portuguese:bloqueio beta, bloqueante beta-adrenérgico, ...
Chinese:β阻断剂, β阻断的, ...
Japanese:ベータ遮断, ベータ遮断の, ...
Arabic:حَجْب بَيْتا, حاصِر بيتا, ...
Hebrew:חֲסִימַת בֵּטָא, חוֹסֵם בֵּטָא, ...
Russian:бета-блокирование, бета-блокирующий, ...
Ukrainian:бета-блокування, блокуючий бета-рецептори, ...
Hindi:बीटा अवरोधन, बीटा-अवरुद्ध, ...
Bengali:বিটা-ব্লকিং, বিটা-প্রতিরোধী, ...
Catalan:bloqueig beta, beta-bloquejador, ...
Czech:beta-blokáda, betablokující, ...
Danish:beta-blokering, beta-blokerende, ...
Dutch:beta-blokkering, beta-blokkerend, ...
Greek:βήτα-αποκλεισμός, β-αποκλειστικός, ...
Hungarian:béta-blokkolás, béta-blokkoló, ...
Khmer:ការទប់ស្កាត់បេតា, ទប់ស្កាត់បេតា, ...
Korean:베타 차단, 베타 차단의, ...
Persian:مسدودسازی بتا, مسدودکننده بتا, ...
Polish:blokada beta, beta-blokujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):bloqueio beta, beta-bloqueador, ...
Romanian:blocare beta, blocant beta, ...
Swedish:beta-blockad, beta-blockerande, ...
Thai:การบล็อกเบต้า, ยับยั้งเบต้า, ...
Turkish:beta bloker kullanımı, beta bloker, ...
Vietnamese:chẹn beta, ức chế beta, ...

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