parasympatholytic /para·sym·pa·tho·lyt·ic/ (-sim″pah-tho-lit´ik) anticholinergic.
parasympatholytic.
parasympatholytic [par″ah-sim″pah-tho-lit´ik]
parasympatholytic (per´
sim´pa-thōlit´ik),
par·a·sym·pa·tho·lyt·ic (p r  -s mp-th -lt k)adj. Blocking the effects of the parasympathetic nervous system. |
parasympatholytic.
See anticholinergic.
parasympatholytic [par″ah-sim″pah-tho-lit´ik]
1. producing effects resembling those of interruption of the parasympathetic nerve supply of a part; having a destructive effect on the parasympathetic nerve fibers or blocking the transmission of impulses by them.
2. anticholinergic (def. 2).
parasympatholytic (per´
sim´pa-thōlit´ik),adj See anticholinergic.
parasympatholytic
anticholinergic; producing effects resembling those of interruption of the parasympathetic nerve supply of a part; having a destructive effect on the parasympathetic nerve fibers or blocking the transmission of impulses by them. Also, an agent that produces such effects, e.g. atropine.
parasympatholytic
Pertains to a drug that blocks the effects of the parasympathetic nervous system. Examples: atropine, cyclopentolate. Syn. antimuscarinic, anticholinergic, atropine-like. See acetylcholine; cycloplegia; mydriatic.
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