SINCE 1828
beta-adrenocepter
noun
be·ta-adre·no·cep·ter
| \ ¦bā-tə-ə-¦drē-nə-ˌsep-tər+
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variants:
or less commonly beta-adrenoreceptor \ ¦bā-tə-ə-¦drē-nə-ri-ˌsep-tər+
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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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