- sympatholytic agent
- sympatholytic [agent]Sympathikolytikum n, sympathikushemmendes Mittel n
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sympatholytic agent
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sympatholytic — Denoting antagonism to or inhibition of adrenergic nerve activity. SEE ALSO: adrenergic blocking agent, antiadrenergic. [sympatho + G. lysis, a loosening] * * * sym·pa·tho·lyt·ic .sim pə thō lit ik adj … Medical dictionary
sympatholytic — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1943 tending to oppose the physiological results of sympathetic nervous activity or of sympathomimetic drugs < a sympatholytic agent > • sympatholytic noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
sympatholytic — I. |simpəthō|lid.ik adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sympatho + lytic : tending to oppose the physiological results of sympathetic nervous activity or of sympathomimetic drugs used chiefly of chemical substances and their… … Useful english dictionary
sympatholytic — sym•pa•tho•lyt•ic [[t]ˌsɪm pə θoʊˈlɪt ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) phl opposing the effects of stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system 2) a sympatholytic drug or agent • Etymology: 1940–45; sympath (etic) + o + lytic … From formal English to slang
agent — 1. An active force or substance capable of producing an effect. For agents not listed here, see the specific name. 2. A disease, a factor such as a microorganism, chemical substance, or a form of radiation the presence or … Medical dictionary
bretylium tosylate — A sympatholytic agent that prevents the release of norepinephrine from the nerve ending; used in the treatment of essential hypertension. SEE ALSO: bretylium. * * * an anti arrhythmic drug used in patients with cardiac arrest to reverse… … Medical dictionary
betaxolol — noun A topical sympatholytic agent used to reduce ocular hypertension in the treatment of glaucoma … Wiktionary
Beta blocker — Beta blockers Drug class Skeletal formula of propranolol, the first clinically successful beta blocker ATC code C07 … Wikipedia
Dopaminergic — Main article: Dopamine The chemical structure of the neurotransmitter dopamine Dopaminergic means related to the neurotransmitter dopamine … Wikipedia
antiadrenergic — Antagonistic to the action of sympathetic or other adrenergic nerve fibers. SEE ALSO: sympatholytic. * * * an·ti·ad·re·ner·gic (an″te ad″rə nurґjik) 1. opposing the effects of impulses conveyed by adrenergic postganglionic fibers … Medical dictionary
sympathomimetic — Denoting mimicking of action of the sympathetic system. SEE ALSO: adrenomimetic. [sympatho + G. mimikos, imitating] * * * sym·pa·tho·mi·met·ic mə met ik, (.)mī adj simulating sympathetic nervous action in physiological effect compare… … Medical dictionary
