antihypertensive vs labetalol hydrochloride

labetalol hydrochloride vs antihypertensive

antihypertensive and labetalol hydrochloride both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
antihypertensive	Yes	No	No	No
labetalol hydrochloride	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, labetalol hydrochloride is a hyponym of antihypertensive; that is, labetalol hydrochloride is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than antihypertensive:

antihypertensive: a drug that reduces high blood pressure
labetalol hydrochloride: antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure)

Other hyponyms of antihypertensive include ACE inhibitor, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, chlorothiazide, Diuril, Catapres, clonidine, Cardura, doxazosin, guanabenz, Wytensin, Apresoline, hydralazine, labetalol, Normodyne, Trandate, Maxzide, Aldomet, alpha methyl dopa, methyldopa, Minipress, prazosin, Rau-Sed, Raudixin, reserpine, Sandril, Serpasil, Tenoretic, Hytrin, terazosin, Aldactone, spironolactone.

antihypertensive (noun)	labetalol hydrochloride (noun)
a drug that reduces high blood pressure	antihypertensive drug (trade names Trandate and Normodyne) that blocks alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system (leading to a decrease in blood pressure)

Difference between antihypertensive and labetalol hydrochloride

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