sympathomimetic
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sym·pa·tho·mi·met·ic

adjective \-mə-ˈme-tik, -(ˌ)mī-\

Definition of SYMPATHOMIMETIC

: simulating sympathetic nervous action in physiological effect <sympathomimetic drugs>
sympathomimetic noun

Origin of SYMPATHOMIMETIC

International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1910

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