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anticholinergic

DEFINITIONS OF: anticholinergic

1

adj inhibiting or blocking the action of acetylcholine at a receptor site

“anticholinergic drugs”
Antonyms:
cholinergic
releasing or activated by acetylcholine or a related compound

n a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine

Synonyms:
anticholinergic drug
Types:
Daricon, oxyphencyclimine
an anticholinergic drug (trade name Daricon) used in treating peptic ulcers
Type of:
medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine
(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
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