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an⋅ti⋅cho⋅lin⋅er⋅gic

  [an-ti-koh-luh-nur-jik, -kol-uh-] Biochemistry, Pharmacology
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to a substance that opposes the effects of acetylcholine; interfering with the passage of parasympathetic nerve impulses. Compare cholinolytic.
–noun
2. an anticholinergic substance, as a drug.
Origin:
1940–45; anti- + cholinergic, equiv. to choline + -ergic
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an·ti·cho·li·ner·gic   (ān'tē-kō'lə-nûr'jĭk, ān'tī-)   
adj.  Inhibiting or blocking the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site: anticholinergic drugs.
an'ti·cho'li·ner'gic n.
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Main Entry: 1an·ti·cho·lin·er·gic
Pronunciation: -"kO-l&-'n&r-jik
Function: adjective
: opposing orblocking the physiological action of acetylcholine

Main Entry: 2anticholinergic
Function: noun
: a drug having an anticholinergic action
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anticholinergic an·ti·cho·lin·er·gic (ān'tē-kō'lə-nûr'jĭk, ān'tī-)
n.
An agent that is antagonistic to the action of parasympathetic or other cholinergic nerve fibers.

an'ti·cho'lin·er'gic adj.

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