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ALPHA ADRENERGIC BLOCKING DRUG [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medication
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- alpha-adrenergic blocking agent
1, record 1, English, alpha%2Dadrenergic%20blocking%20agent
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- alpha adrenergic blocking agent 2, record 1, English, alpha%20adrenergic%20blocking%20agent
correct
- alpha-receptor blocking drug 3, record 1, English, alpha%2Dreceptor%20blocking%20drug
correct
- alpha adrenergic blocking drug 2, record 1, English, alpha%20adrenergic%20blocking%20drug
correct
- alpha blocker 1, record 1, English, alpha%20blocker
correct
- alpha-receptor blocking agent 4, record 1, English, alpha%2Dreceptor%20blocking%20agent
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Drugs that act on the effector organ, beyond the nerve ending, to block the vasoconstricting action of epinephrine or norepinephrine. 1, record 1, English, - alpha%2Dadrenergic%20blocking%20agent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
alpha-receptor blocking agent : beta-receptor blocking agent. 3, record 1, English, - alpha%2Dadrenergic%20blocking%20agent
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Médicaments
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- alphabloquant
1, record 1, French, alphabloquant
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- alpha-bloquant 1, record 1, French, alpha%2Dbloquant
see observation
- alpha-bloqueur 2, record 1, French, alpha%2Dbloqueur
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Substance inhibitrice des récepteurs alpha. 1, record 1, French, - alphabloquant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Préférer la graphie en un seul mot sans trait d'union. 1, record 1, French, - alphabloquant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
alpha-bloqueur : terme proposé par analogie avec «bêta-bloqueur». 2, record 1, French, - alphabloquant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medicamentos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- bloqueador alfa
1, record 1, Spanish, bloqueador%20alfa
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- bloqueante alfa 1, record 1, Spanish, bloqueante%20alfa
correct, masculine noun
- bloqueante alfa-adrenérgico 1, record 1, Spanish, bloqueante%20alfa%2Dadren%C3%A9rgico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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