beta-adrenocepter
noun
be·ta-adre·no·cep·ter ¦bā-tə-ə-¦drē-nə-ˌsep-tər+ 
variants or less commonly beta-adrenoreceptor
¦bā-tə-ə-¦drē-nə-ri-ˌsep-tər+
plural beta-adrenocepters also beta-adrenoreceptors
: beta-receptor
Stimulation of beta-adrenoceptors tends to decrease the total peripheral resistance to blood flow and potently increases the force and rate of the heartbeat.
David S. Goldstein, Adrenaline and the Inner World … , 2006
David S. Goldstein, Adrenaline and the Inner World … , 2006
Word History
First Known Use
1967, in the meaning defined above