cholinergic

English

Etymology

From choline +‎ -ergic.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒɪk

Adjective

cholinergic (comparative more cholinergic, superlative most cholinergic)

1. (biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, activated by, producing or having the same function as acetylcholine.

Derived terms

• adrenocholinergic
• anticholinergic
• cholinergically
• cholinergic urticaria
• hypercholinergic
• noncholinergic
• normocholinergic
• procholinergic

 

Translations

of, pertaining to, activated by, producing or having the same function as acetylcholine

• Czech: cholinergní
• French: cholinergique (fr)
• Hungarian: kolinerg (hu)
• Italian: colinergico
• Spanish: colinérgico

Noun

cholinergic (plural cholinergics)

1. (biochemistry) Any drug or substance producing or having the same function as acetylcholine.

Derived terms

• anticholinergic

Further reading

• “cholinergic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.