Definitions for anticholinergicˌæn tɪˌkoʊ ləˈnɜr dʒɪk, -ˌkɒl ə-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an•ti•cho•lin•er•gicˌæn tɪˌkoʊ ləˈnɜr dʒɪk, -ˌkɒl ə-(adj.)
of or pertaining to a substance that opposes the effects of acetylcholine; interfering with the passage of parasympathetic nerve impulses.
Category: Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology
(n.)an anticholinergic substance, as a drug.
Category: Biochemistry, Pharmacology
Origin of anticholinergic:
1940–45
Princeton's WordNet
anticholinergic, anticholinergic drug(adj)
a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine
anticholinergic(adj)
inhibiting or blocking the action of acetylcholine at a receptor site
"anticholinergic drugs"
Wiktionary
anticholinergic(Noun)
Any of a class of drugs, typically used to treat various disorders and some forms of poisoning, which inhibit the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site
anticholinergic(Adjective)
That inhibits the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site
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