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ANTIADRENERGIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does antiadrenergic mean?
• ANTIADRENERGIC (adjective)
The adjective ANTIADRENERGIC has 1 sense:
1. relating to blocking or reducing adrenergic effects in the body
Familiarity information: ANTIADRENERGIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to blocking or reducing adrenergic effects in the body
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
epinephrine (a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action)
Context examples
The succinate salt form of loxapine, a tricyclic dibenzoxazepine antipsychotic agent with antiemetic, sedative, anticholinergic, and antiadrenergic actions.
(Loxapine Succinate, NCI Thesaurus)
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