-ergic

adjective combining form

Definition of -ERGIC

: exhibiting or stimulating activity of <dopaminergic>

-ergy work (from Late Latin -ergia, from Greek, from ergon work) + -ic — more at work

Medical Dictionary

adjective combining form -er·gic \(ˌ)ər-jik\

: allergic <hyperergic>

: exhibiting or stimulating activity especially of (such) a neurotransmitter substance <adrenergic> <dopaminergic>

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