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ANTICHOLINERGIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine
Synonyms:
anticholinergic; anticholinergic drug
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("anticholinergic" is a kind of...):
medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anticholinergic"):
Daricon; oxyphencyclimine (an anticholinergic drug (trade name Daricon) used in treating peptic ulcers)
Derivation:
anticholinergic (inhibiting or blocking the action of acetylcholine at a receptor site)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inhibiting or blocking the action of acetylcholine at a receptor site
Example:
anticholinergic drugs
Classified under:
Antonym:
cholinergic (releasing or activated by acetylcholine or a related compound)
Derivation:
anticholinergic (a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine)
Context examples:
This agent exhibits no anticholinergic activities and does not antagonize histamine H2 receptors.
(Omeprazole, NCI Thesaurus)
The bromide salt form of methscopolamine, a quaternary ammonium derivative of scopolamine with anticholinergic properties.
(Methscopolamine Bromide, NCI Thesaurus)
Meclizine hydrochloride may exert its antiemetic effects by its anticholinergic actions or due to a direct effect on the medullary chemoreceptive trigger zone.
(Meclizine, NCI Thesaurus)
This agent may also exert some anticholinergic effect through inhibition of N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptor-mediated stimulation of acetylcholine, resulting in antihyperalgesia.
(Amantadine, NCI Thesaurus)
A combination agent, comprised of belladonna alkaloids and Phenobarbital, with gastrointestinal anticholinergic activity.
(Donnatal, NCI Thesaurus)
The maleate salt form of brompheniramine, an alkylamine derivative and a histamine antagonist with anticholinergic and sedative properties.
(Brompheniramine Maleate, NCI Thesaurus)
The hydrochloride salt form of cyclopentolate, an anticholinergic drug.
(Cyclopentolate Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic ethanolamine with anticholinergic, sedative, and histamine H1 antagonistic properties.
(Clemastine Fumarate, NCI Thesaurus)
A brominated derivative of diphenhydramine, an ethanolamine derivative and histamine H1 receptor antagonist with anti-allergic, sedative, antiemetic and anticholinergic properties.
(Bromodiphenhydramine, NCI Thesaurus)
An alkylamine derivative with anticholinergic and sedative properties.
(Dexbrompheniramine, NCI Thesaurus)
