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be·ta-adre·no·cep·ter | \ ¦bā-tə-ə-¦drē-nə-ˌsep-tər+ 
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or less commonly beta-adrenoreceptor \ ¦bā-tə-ə-¦drē-nə-ri-ˌsep-tər+ \
\ plural beta-adrenocepters also beta-adrenoreceptors
Definition of beta-adrenocepter
: beta-receptor Stimulation of beta-adrenoceptors tends to decrease the total peripheral resistance to blood flow and potently increases the force and rate of the heartbeat.— David S. Goldstein, Adrenaline and the Inner World … , 2006
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The first known use of beta-adrenocepter was in 1967
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