Medical term:
muscarinic
mus·ca·rin·ic
(mŭs'kă-rin'ik),1. Having a muscarinelike action, that is, producing effects that resemble postganglionic parasympathetic stimulation.
See also: muscarine, nicotinic.
See also: muscarine, nicotinic.
2. An agent that stimulates the postganglionic parasympathetic receptor.
See also: muscarine, nicotinic.
See also: muscarine, nicotinic.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
mus·ca·rin·ic
(mŭs'kă-rin'ik)1. Having a muscarinelike action, i.e., producing effects that resemble postganglionic parasympathetic stimulation.
2. An agent that stimulates the postganglionic parasympathetic receptor.
See also: muscarine, nicotinic
See also: muscarine, nicotinic
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
muscarinic
1. Producing the effects of post-ganglionic cholinergic stimulation of the parasympathetic. Having an effect similar to that of the mushroom poison MUSCARINE.
2. Of an acetylcholine receptor that responds to muscarine. Compare NICOTINIC.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
muscarinic
(in physiological terminology) having acetylcholine receptors that are sensitive to muscarine but not to nicotine.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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