“receptor blocker”

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angiotensin-receptor blocker

noun

: any of a class of drugs (as losartan and valsartan) that block the effects of angiotensin II by inhibiting access to a subset of its receptors and that are used especially in the treatment of hypertension abbreviation ARB


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