cholinergic

adjective cho·lin·er·gic \ˌkō-lə-ˈnər-jik\

Definition of CHOLINERGIC

: liberating, activated by, or involving acetylcholine <cholinergic nerve fiber> <cholinergic functions>

: resembling acetylcholine especially in physiologic action <a cholinergic drug>

— cho·lin·er·gi·cal·ly \-ji-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1934

Medical Dictionary

adjective cho·lin·er·gic \ˌkō-lə-ˈnər-jik\

of autonomic nerve fibers : liberating, activated by, or involving acetylcholine—compare adrenergic 1, noradrenergic

: resembling acetylcholine especially in physiological action <a cholinergic drug>

—cho·lin·er·gi·cal·ly \-ji-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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