labetalol

[ luh-bet-uh-lawl, -lol ]

/ ləˈbɛt əˌlɔl, -ˌlɒl /

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noun Pharmacology.

an alpha- and beta-adrenergic blocking agent, C19H24N2O3, used in the treatment of hypertension.

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Origin of labetalol

Probably la-, inversion of al(pha) + beta + -l- of uncertain derivative + -ol¹

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