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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′əsim′pəthō′mimet′ik]
Etymology: Gk, para + sympathein, to feel with, mimesis, imitation
1  adj, pertaining to a substance producing effects similar to those caused by stimulation of a parasympathetic nerve.
2  n, an agent whose effects mimic those resulting from stimulation of parasympathetic nerves, especially those produced by acetylcholine. Also called cholinergic.
parasympathomimetic [par″ah-sim″pah-tho-mi-met´ik]
producing effects resembling those of stimulation of the parasympathetic nerve supply of a part.
cholinergic (def. 2).
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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