anticholinergic
adj. serving to inhibit the activity of acetylcholine within the parasympathetic nervous system (Medicine) n. agent that inhibits the activity of acetylcholine within the parasympathetic nervous system (Medicine) | ||||
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Anticholinergic Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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anticholinergic
Noun
1. a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine
(synonym) anticholinergic drug
(hypernym) medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
(hyponym) oxyphencyclimine, Daricon
Adjective
1. inhibiting or blocking the action of acetylcholine at a receptor site; "anticholinergic drugs"
(antonym) cholinergic
Noun
1. a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine
(synonym) anticholinergic drug
(hypernym) medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
(hyponym) oxyphencyclimine, Daricon
Adjective
1. inhibiting or blocking the action of acetylcholine at a receptor site; "anticholinergic drugs"
(antonym) cholinergic
Anticholinergic Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Anticholinergic
The action of certain medications that inhibit the transmission of parasympathetic nerve impulses and thereby reduce spasms of smooth muscle (such as t6hat, for example, in the bladder). Antinuclear antibodies (ANA): Antibodies directed against the nucleus of a cell. The ANA test is almost always positive (indicative of the presence of antinuclear antibodies) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It may also be positive in other connective tissue diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and scleroderma.
The action of certain medications that inhibit the transmission of parasympathetic nerve impulses and thereby reduce spasms of smooth muscle (such as t6hat, for example, in the bladder). Antinuclear antibodies (ANA): Antibodies directed against the nucleus of a cell. The ANA test is almost always positive (indicative of the presence of antinuclear antibodies) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It may also be positive in other connective tissue diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and scleroderma.
| MS glossary |
Anticholinergic
Refers to the action of certain medications commonly used in the management of neurogenic bladder dysfunction. These medications inhibit the transmission of parasympathetic nerve impulses and thereby reduce spasms of smooth muscle in the bladder.
Refers to the action of certain medications commonly used in the management of neurogenic bladder dysfunction. These medications inhibit the transmission of parasympathetic nerve impulses and thereby reduce spasms of smooth muscle in the bladder.
Anticholinergic Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Anticholinergic
An anticholinergic agent is a member of a class of pharmaceutical compounds (such as Dicyclomine) which serve to reduce the effects mediated by acetylcholine in the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system.
Anticholinergics are typically reversible competitive inhibitors of one of the two types of acetylcholine receptors, and are classified according to the receptors that are affected:
- antimuscarinic agents operate on the muscarinic acetylcholine receptors. (The majority of anticholinergics are antimuscarinics.)
- antinicotinic agents operate on the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.
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