atenolol

atenolol [uh-ten-uh-lawl, -lol] ExamplesWord Origin noun Pharmacology.

1. 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 laboratory coinage of unexplained orig. Examples from the Web for atenolol Contemporary Examples of atenolol

The first was atenolol, a drug most commonly prescribed to treat high blood pressure.

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atenolol in Medicine atenolol [ə-tĕn′ə-lôl′, -lōl′] n.

1. A beta-blocking agent used primarily in the treatment of angina pectoris and hypertension.