metoprolol

[ met-oh-proh-lawl, -lol ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a beta blocker, C 1 5 H 2 5 NO 3 , used in the treatment of hypertension, angina, and cardiac arrhythmias.

Word History and Origins

Origin of metoprolol¹

Contraction of the chemical name

Example Sentences

Today, when patients are discharged from hospitals after an acute heart attack, they are regularly treated with beta-blocker drugs such as metoprolol and bisoprolol.

From Science Daily

Her doctors had put her on a heart medication, metoprolol, but it has not helped.

From Washington Post

I have been taking metoprolol succinate for years, and it works most of the time.

From Seattle Times

But diltiazem was out of stock, and when two other drugs — adenosine and metoprolol — didn’t work, Mr. Alsina was admitted overnight.

From New York Times

I underwent an ablation and was on the heart-rhythm-regulating medications flecainide and metoprolol.

From Seattle Times