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noradrenergic
adjective
nor·ad·ren·er·gic
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Definition of noradrenergic
: liberating, activated by, or involving norepinephrine in the transmission of nerve impulses
noradrenergic nerve endings noradrenergic nerve fibers
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noradrenergic
adjective
nor·ad·ren·er·gic
| \ ˌnȯr-ˌad-rə-ˈnər-jik
\
\
Medical Definition of noradrenergic
: liberating, activated by, or involving norepinephrine in the transmission of nerve impulses
a progressive deterioration of central noradrenergic pathways— C. D. Wise & Larry Stein noradrenergic synapses
— compare adrenergic sense 1, cholinergic sense 1
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