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antiadrenergic

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antiadrenergic /an·ti·ad·re·ner·gic/ (-ad?re-ner´jik)
1. sympatholytic; opposing the effects of impulses conveyed by adrenergic postganglionic fibers of the sympathetic nervous system.
2. an agent that so acts.
an·ti·ad·re·ner·gic (nt-dr-nûrjk, nt-)
adj.
Of or relating to an agent that annuls or antagonizes the effects of the sympathetic nervous system.
antiadrenergic
1. sympatholytic: opposing the effects of impulses conveyed by adrenergic postganglionic fibers of the sympathetic nervous system.
2. an antiadrenergic agent.
antiadrenergic drugs
include adrenergic blocking agents, both alpha- and beta-blockers, and adrenergic neuron-blocking drugs and catecholamine depleting agents.
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