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sym⋅pa⋅tho⋅mi⋅met⋅ic

  [sim-puh-thoh-mi-met-ik, -mahy-] Physiology, Pharmacology
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–adjective
1. mimicking stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
–noun
2. an agent that mimics the stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
Origin:
1905–10; sympath(etic) + -o- + -mimetic
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sym·pa·tho·mi·met·ic   (sĭm'pə-thō-mĭ-mět'ĭk, -mī-)   
adj.  Producing physiological effects resembling those caused by the activity or stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system: a sympathomimetic hormone.
n.  A sympathomimetic drug or agent.

[sympath(etic) + mimetic.]
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Main Entry: 1sym·pa·tho·mi·met·ic
Pronunciation: -m&-'met-ik, -(")mI-
Function: adjective
: simulatingsympathetic nervous action in physiological effect —compare PARASYMPATHOMIMETIC, SYMPATHOLYTIC

Main Entry: 2sympathomimetic
Function: noun
: a sympathomimetic agent
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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sympathomimetic sym·pa·tho·mi·met·ic (sĭm'pə-thō-mĭ-mět'ĭk, -mī-)
adj.
Producing physiological effects resembling those caused by the action of the sympathetic nervous system.

sym'pa·tho·mi·met'ic n.

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