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| sym·pa·tho·lyt·ic [ sìmpəthō líttik ] |
adjective |
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acting against nerve impulses: describes a drug that opposes or blocks the effects of the sympathetic nervous system
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noun (plural sym·pa·tho·lyt·ics) |
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sympatholytic drug: a drug or agent that acts against the sympathetic nervous system
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| [Mid-20th century. <sympathetic + -lyte] |
