Opposing the physiological effects caused by stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system: a sympatholytic treatment.
[SYMPATH(ETIC) + –LYTIC.]
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Dental Dictionary:
sympatholytic
(sim′pəthōlit′ik)
adj
Pertaining to a drug that blocks the effects of stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
Medical Dictionary:
sym·pa·tho·lyt·ic
(sĭm'pə-thō-lĭt'ĭk)adj.
Opposing the physiological effects caused by stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
Veterinary Dictionary:
sympatholytic
Antiadrenergic: 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. Also, an agent that produces such an effect.
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 | Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
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| Dental Dictionary. Mosby's Dental Dictionary. Copyright © 2004 by Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved. Read more |
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| Medical Dictionary. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Read more |
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| Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved. Read more |
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