ALL meanings of anticholinergic
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A a - adjective anticholinergic blocking nerve impulses through the parasympathetic nerves 3
- noun anticholinergic a drug or agent that blocks these nerve impulses, used to control intestinal spasm, increase the heart rate, dilate the pupils for examination of the eyes, dry secretions in anaesthesia, and in some forms to treat Alzheimer's disease 3
- adjective anticholinergic having the ability to retard or block the activity of organs that receive their nerve impulses through the parasympathetic nervous system by opposing the action of acetylcholine 3
- noun anticholinergic an anticholinergic drug, as atropine 3
- noun anticholinergic An anticholinergic is a drug or agent that blocks nerve impulses through the parasympathetic nerves. Anticholinergics are used to control intestinal spasm, increase the heart rate, dilate the pupils, and in some forms to treat Alzheimer's disease. 3
- noun anticholinergic (chiefly of a drug) inhibiting the physiological action of acetylcholine, especially as a neurotransmitter. 1
- adjective anticholinergic of or relating to a substance that opposes the effects of acetylcholine; interfering with the passage of parasympathetic nerve impulses. Compare cholinolytic. 1
- noun anticholinergic an anticholinergic substance, as a drug. 1
- noun anticholinergic (medicine) Any of a class of drugs, typically used to treat various disorders and some forms of poisoning, which inhibit the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site. 0
- adjective anticholinergic That inhibits the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site. 0