Alpha-blocker (Noun)
Meaning
Any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors; used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia; relaxes the muscles of the prostate and bladder.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The doctor prescribed an alpha-blocker to help alleviate the patient's symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia.
- The medication, an alpha-blocker, was effective in relaxing the muscles of the prostate and bladder.
- Researchers studied the effects of alpha-blockers on men with enlarged prostates and found significant improvements in urine flow.
- After trying several different treatments, the urologist recommended an alpha-blocker to help reduce the patient's symptoms of BPH.
- The pharmacist explained that the alpha-blocker would take a few days to start working and to be patient with the results.