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| sym·pa·tho·mi·met·ic [ sìmpəthō mi méttik ] |
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stimulating sympathetic nervous system: describes a drug that stimulates the sympathetic nervous system or produces physiological effects similar to it
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noun (plural sym·pa·tho·mi·met·ics) |
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sympathomimetic drug: a drug or agent that stimulates the sympathetic nervous system
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| [Early 20th century. <sympathetic] |