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Parasympathomimetic

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parasympathomimetic /para·sym·pa·tho·mi·met·ic/ (-sim?pah-tho-mi-met´ik) cholinergic.
par·a·sym·pa·tho·mi·met·ic (pr-smp-th-m-mtik, -m-)
adj.
Having an action resembling that caused by stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system.

Parasympathomimetic
An agent whose effects mimic those resulting from stimulation of the parasympathetic nerves.
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parasympathomimetic (per´-sim´pthō´mimet´ik),
adj See cholinergic.

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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