antiadrenergic
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an·ti·ad·re·ner·gic
(ăn'tē-ăd'rə-nûr'jĭk, ăn'tī-)
adj.
adj.
Of or relating to an agent that annuls or antagonizes the effects of the sympathetic nervous system.
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antiadrenergic
IN BRIEF: adj. - Relating to blocking or reducing effects of adrenaline in the body.
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antiadrenergic
1. sympatholytic: opposing the effects of impulses conveyed by adrenergic postganglionic fibers of the sympathetic nervous system.
2. an antiadrenergic agent.
- a. drugs — include adrenergic blocking agents, both alpha- and beta-blockers, and adrenergic neuron-blocking drugs and catecholamine depleting agents.
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