Medical Dictionary
adrenergic
adj ad·ren·er·gic \ˌad-rə-ˈnər-jik\
Medical Definition of ADRENERGIC
1
: liberating or activated by adrenaline or a substance like adrenaline <adrenergic nerve fibers>—compare cholinergic 1, noradrenergic
2
: resembling adrenaline especially in physiological action <adrenergic drugs>
—ad·ren·er·gi·cal·ly \-ji-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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