sympatholytic
adjective
sym·pa·tho·lyt·ic
ˌsim-pə-thō-ˈli-tik 
: tending to oppose the physiological results of sympathetic nervous activity or of sympathomimetic drugs
a sympatholytic agent
sympatholytic
noun
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1943, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near sympatholytic
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sympatholytic
1 of 2 adjective
sym·pa·tho·lyt·ic
ˌsim-pə-thō-ˈlit-ik
: tending to oppose the physiological results of sympathetic nervous activity or of sympathomimetic drugs compare parasympatholytic
sympatholytic
2 of 2 noun
: a sympatholytic agent
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