Pharmacologic Substance
adrenergic antagonists
[ ad-ruh-nur-jik an-tag-uh-nists ]
Subclass of:
Adrenergic Agents
Definitions related to adrenergic antagonists:
  • (antiadrenergic agent) Group of drugs that bind to but do not activate adrenergic receptors; they block the actions of the endogenous adrenergic transmitters epinepherine and norepinepherine.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Any agent that binds to and inhibits adrenergic receptors.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Drugs that bind to but do not activate ADRENERGIC RECEPTORS. Adrenergic antagonists block the actions of the endogenous adrenergic transmitters EPINEPHRINE and NOREPINEPHRINE.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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