sympatholytic

English

Alternative forms

• sympatheticolytic, sympathecolytic, sympathetolytic, sympathicolytic

Etymology

From sympatho- +‎ -lytic.

Adjective

sympatholytic (comparative more sympatholytic, superlative most sympatholytic)

1. (medicine) That opposes the stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.

Related terms

• sympatholysis

Noun

sympatholytic (plural sympatholytics)

1. (pharmacology) Any medicine having this effect.