Medical term:
antiadrenergic
sympatholytic
[sim″pah-tho-lit´ik]1. blocking transmission of impulses from the adrenergic (sympathetic) postganglionic fibers to effector organs or tissues, inhibiting such sympathetic functions as smooth muscle contraction and glandular secretion.
2. an agent that produces such an effect; called also antiadrenergic.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
an·ti·ad·ren·er·gic
(an'tē-ad-rĕ-ner'jik),Antagonistic to the action of sympathetic or other adrenergic nerve fibers.
See also: sympatholytic.
See also: sympatholytic.
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an·ti·ad·ren·er·gic
(an'tē-ad-rĕ-nĕr'jik)Antagonistic to the action of sympathetic or other adrenergic nerve fibers.
See also: sympatholytic
See also: sympatholytic
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