parasympathomimetic
American Heritage Dictionary:
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par·a·sym·pa·tho·mi·met·ic
(pă-r'əsĭm'pə-thō-mĭ-mĕt'ĭk, -mī-) 
adj.
Producing effects similar to those produced when a parasympathetic nerve is stimulated.
n.
A drug or agent that produces such effects.
adj.
Producing effects similar to those produced when a parasympathetic nerve is stimulated.
n.
A drug or agent that produces such effects.
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary:
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par·a·sym·pa·tho·mi·met·ic
(păr'ə-sĭm'pə-thō-mĭ-mĕt'ik, -mī-)
adj.
adj.
Having an action resembling that caused by stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system.
Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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parasympathomimetic
Cholinergic; producing effects resembling those of stimulation of the parasympathetic nerve supply of a part. Also, an agent that produces such effects, e.g. physostigmine.
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