atenolol
[ uh-ten-uh-lawl, -lol ]
nounPharmacology.
a synthetic beta blocker, C14H22N2O3, used in the management of hypertension, angina pectoris, and cardiac arrhythmias and, topically, in the treatment of glaucoma.
Origin of atenolol
1First recorded in 1970–75; a pharmaceutical coinage
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How to use atenolol in a sentence
The first was atenolol, a drug most commonly prescribed to treat high blood pressure.
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