Sympathomimetic

sympathomimetic /sym·pa·tho·mi·met·ic/ (-mi-met´ik)

1. mimicking the effects of impulses conveyed by adrenergic postganglionic fibers of the sympathetic nervous system.

2. an agent that produces such an effect.

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sym·pa·tho·mi·met·ic (smp-th-m-mtk, -m-)

adj.

Producing physiological effects resembling those caused by the action of the sympathetic nervous system.

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sympa·tho·mi·metic n.

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Sympathomimetic

Denoting a drug that mimics the effects of stimulation of organs and structures by the sympathetic nervous system. The sympathetic nervous system pertains to the part of the nervous system originating in the thoracic and lumbar regions of the spinal cord. In general, it inhibits or opposes the physiological effects of another aspect of the nervous system, as in tending to reduce digestive secretions, speed up the heart, and contract the blood vessels.

Mentioned in: Tilt Table Test

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sympathomimetic (sim´pthōmimet´ik),

adj resembling the effect produced by stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system. See also adrenergic.

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sympathomimetic

adrenergic: producing effects resembling those of impulses transmitted by the postganglionic fibers of the sympathetic nervous system. Also, an agent that produces such an effect.