Anticholinergic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Anticholinergic is an adjective meaning That inhibits the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site.
Meaning
That inhibits the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site.
More Meanings
- (medicine) Any of a class of drugs, typically used to treat various disorders and some forms of poisoning, which inhibit the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site.
Example Sentences
While the hallucinations produced by jimsonweed and other anticholinergics are frequently described as frightening or even “nightmarish,” the toxic anticholinergic syndrome caused by jimsonweed can include seizures, CNS depression, respiratory failure, and cardiac abnormalities, all of which can be life-threatening.
Word Forms
- anticholinergics
Antonyms for anticholinergic
Common opposites include cholinergic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include toxidrome, cholinolytic, antinicotinic, anticholinergenic, antimuscarinic, cholinomimetic.
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