(pharmacology) A drug which blocks α1-adrenergic receptors in arteries and smooth muscles. Used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatitis and other conditions.

plural of blocker bet

Alternative form of bed blocker

(chiefly UK, idiomatic, derogatory, medicine, public policy) An elderly hospitalized person who is too infirm to return home but not sufficiently ill to necessitate continued hospitalization, creating a situation in which his or her hospital stay is prolonged while authorities or relatives search for a suitable placement amid the scarce resources of nursing homes or other long-term care facilities.

(collectible card games) A weak defender used to block an attack it will not survive from a stronger attacker which it will not destroy.

(computing) A hardware device that allows a computer to read a peripheral such as a hard disk without making any changes to its contents, useful in cyberforensics etc.

(poker slang) A relatively small bet, chiefly on the river, designed to discourage a player yet to act in the betting round from raising.

Synonym of gapers' block

Any drug used to postpone puberty in children.

Synonym of USB data blocker