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sympatholytic

Syllabification: (sym·pa·tho·lyt·ic)

Medicine
Definition of sympatholytic

adjective

  • (of a drug) antagonistic to or inhibiting the transmission of nerve impulses in the sympathetic nervous system.

noun

  • a sympatholytic drug, often used in the treatment of high blood pressure.

sympatholytic in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of sympatholytic in the British & World English dictionary