Definitions for anticholinergicˌæn tɪˌkoʊ ləˈnɜr dʒɪk, -ˌkɒl ə-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

an•ti•cho•lin•er•gicˌæn tɪˌkoʊ ləˈnɜr dʒɪk, -ˌkɒl ə-(adj.)

  1. of or pertaining to a substance that opposes the effects of acetylcholine; interfering with the passage of parasympathetic nerve impulses.

    Category: Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology

  2. (n.)an anticholinergic substance, as a drug.

    Category: Biochemistry, Pharmacology

Origin of anticholinergic:

1940–45

Princeton's WordNet

  1. anticholinergic, anticholinergic drug(adj)

    a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine

  2. anticholinergic(adj)

    inhibiting or blocking the action of acetylcholine at a receptor site

    "anticholinergic drugs"

Wiktionary

  1. 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

  2. anticholinergic(Adjective)

    That inhibits the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site


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