Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Opposing the physiological effects caused by stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
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- adjective medicine That opposes the
stimulation of thesympathetic nervous system - noun medicine Any
medicine having this effect
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[sympath(etic) + –lytic.]
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Examples
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Action sympatholytic agents (bretylium tosilate guanethidine) gastro-intestinal tract sheep goats
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As an adjuvant in sympatholytic blocks it has a targeted action without significant neuropsychiatric side effects.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Gokul R Toshniwal and G P Dureja Rani A Sunder 2008
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