dopaminergic

adjective

do·​pa·​mi·​ner·​gic ˌdō-pə-ˌmē-ˈnər-jik 

: liberating, activated by, or involving dopamine or related substances

Examples of dopaminergic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To make matters even more complicated, there is more than one dopaminergic system in human brains. — Literary Hub, 13 May 2026

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that causes motor symptoms such as tremors in the limbs and muscle rigidity due to the gradual loss of dopaminergic nerve cells in the brain. — Ritsuko Kawai, Wired News, 14 Mar. 2026

There are complicated brain-chemistry factors involved that have to do with testosterone, and dopaminergic systems, and kappa-opioid receptors, all of which seem to add up to a Jim Gaffigan joke about how men are morons compared with their wives. — Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026

The goal of the new study was to clarify this association and determine whether the dopaminergic pathway—the part of the brain linked to dopamine issues seen with Parkinson’s—played a role. — Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dopaminergic

• adrenergic

Medical Definition

dopaminergic

adjective

do·​pa·​mi·​ner·​gic ˌdō-pə-ˌmē-ˈnər-jik 

: liberating, activated by, or involving dopamine or related substances

the mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway

dopaminergic activity

dopaminergic neurons