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/sim'peuh thoh lit"ik/, adj. Physiol., Pharm.opposing the effects of stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system. Cf. cholinolytic.[1940-45; SYMPATH(ETIC) + -O- + -LYTIC]
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sympatholytic — [sim΄pə thō lit′ik] adj. [< SYMPATH(ETIC) + O + LYTIC] having the effect of decreasing the activity of the sympathetic nervous system: said of certain drugs, chemicals, etc … English World dictionary
sympatholytic — Denoting antagonism to or inhibition of adrenergic nerve activity. SEE ALSO: adrenergic blocking agent, antiadrenergic. [sympatho + G. lysis, a loosening] * * * sym·pa·tho·lyt·ic .sim pə thō lit ik adj … Medical dictionary
sympatholytic — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1943 tending to oppose the physiological results of sympathetic nervous activity or of sympathomimetic drugs < a sympatholytic agent > • sympatholytic noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Sympatholytic — A sympatholytic drug is a medication which inhibits the postganglionic functioning of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS).cite web |url=http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns hl dorlands split.jsp?pg=/ppdocs/us/common/dorlands/dorland/eight/000… … Wikipedia
sympatholytic — adj. opposing the effects of the sympathetic nervous system. Guanethidine blocks the transmission of impulses along adrenergic nerves; it is used to treat high blood pressure. Alpha blockers and beta blockers are other kinds of sympatholytic… … The new mediacal dictionary
sympatholytic — sym•pa•tho•lyt•ic [[t]ˌsɪm pə θoʊˈlɪt ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) phl opposing the effects of stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system 2) a sympatholytic drug or agent • Etymology: 1940–45; sympath (etic) + o + lytic … From formal English to slang
sympatholytic — I. |simpəthō|lid.ik adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sympatho + lytic : tending to oppose the physiological results of sympathetic nervous activity or of sympathomimetic drugs used chiefly of chemical substances and their… … Useful english dictionary
sympatholytic — 1. adjective That opposes the stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system 2. noun Any medicine having this effect … Wiktionary
sympatholytic — sym·pa·tho·lyt·ic … English syllables
Средство Симпатолитическое (Sympatholytic) — лекарственное вещество, по своему действию противоположное действию симпатической нервной системы. Гуанетидин и метилдофа блокируют передачу импульсов по адренергическим нервам; эти лекарственные вещества применяются для снижения повышенного… … Медицинские термины
