beta-adrenergic blocker vs metoprolol

metoprolol vs beta-adrenergic blocker

beta-adrenergic blocker and metoprolol both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beta-adrenergic blocker	Yes	No	No	No
metoprolol	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, metoprolol is a hyponym of beta-adrenergic blocker; that is, metoprolol is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than beta-adrenergic blocker:

beta-adrenergic blocker: any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or arrhythmia; decreases force and rate of heart contractions by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic nervous system
metoprolol: beta blocker (trade name Lopressor) used in treating hypertension and angina and arrhythmia and acute myocardial infarction; has adverse side effects (depression and exacerbation of congestive heart failure etc.)

Other hyponyms of beta-adrenergic blocker include acebutolol, Sectral, atenolol, Tenormin, carvedilol, Brevibloc, esmolol, Lopressor, Corgard, nadolol, pindolol, Visken, Inderal, propranolol, Blocadren, timolol.

beta-adrenergic blocker (noun)	metoprolol (noun)
any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or arrhythmia; decreases force and rate of heart contractions by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic nervous system	beta blocker (trade name Lopressor) used in treating hypertension and angina and arrhythmia and acute myocardial infarction; has adverse side effects (depression and exacerbation of congestive heart failure etc.)

Difference between beta-adrenergic blocker and metoprolol

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