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parasympatholytic

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parasympatholytic /para·sym·pa·tho·lyt·ic/ (-sim″pah-tho-lit´ik) anticholinergic.
par·a·sym·pa·tho·lyt·ic (pr-smp-th-ltk)
adj.
Blocking the effects of the parasympathetic nervous system.

parasympatholytic.
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),
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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Atropine, a parasympatholytic alkaloid, is used as an antidote to acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.
 
 
 
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