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ACETYLCHOLINE

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a⋅ce⋅tyl⋅cho⋅line

[uh-seet-l-koh-leen, uh-set-, as-i-tl-]
–noun
1. Biochemistry. the acetic acid ester of choline, C7H17NO3, released and hydrolyzed during nerve conduction and causing muscle action by transmitting nerve impulses across synapses.
2. Pharmacology. this substance used in its chloride form in eye surgery. Abbreviation: ACh

Origin:
1905–10; acetyl + choline


a⋅ce⋅tyl⋅cho⋅lin⋅ic [uh-seet-l-koh-lin-ik, uh-set-, as-i-tl-] , adjective
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a·ce·tyl·cho·line   (ə-sēt'l-kō'lēn')   
n.  A white crystalline derivative of choline, C7H17NO3, that is released at the ends of nerve fibers in the somatic and parasympathetic nervous systems and is involved in the transmission of nerve impulses in the body.
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Main Entry: ace·tyl·cho·line
Pronunciation: &-"set-&l-'kO-"lEn, -"sEt-; "as-&-"tEl-
Function: noun
: aneurotransmitter C7H17NO3 released at autonomic synapses and neuromuscular junctions, active in the transmission of nerve impulses, and formed enzymatically in thetissues from choline —ace·tyl·cho·lin·ic /-kO-'lin-ik/ adjective
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acetylcholine a·ce·tyl·cho·line (ə-sēt'l-kō'lēn')
n.
Abbr. Ach
A white crystalline derivative of choline that is released at the ends of nerve fibers in the somatic and parasympathetic nervous systems and is involved in the transmission of nerve impulses in the body.

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