parasympathomimetic
(parasympathomimetic)
Princeton's WordNet
having an effect similar to that resulting from stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system
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pilocarpine
Webster Dictionary
an alkaloid extracted from jaborandi (Pilocarpus pennatifolius) as a white amorphous or crystalline substance which has a peculiar effect on the vasomotor system
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system
Webster Dictionary
an assemblage of objects arranged in regular subordination, or after some distinct method, usually logical or scientific; a complete whole of objects related by some common law, principle, or end; a complete exhibition of essential principles or facts, arranged in a rational dependence or connection; a regular union of principles or parts forming one entire thing; as, a system of philosophy; a system of government; a system of divinity; a system of botany or chemistry; a military system; the solar system
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guanabenz
(guanabenz, Wytensin)
Princeton's WordNet
antihypertensive drug (trade name Wytensin) that reduces blood pressure by its effect on the central nervous system
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wytensin
(guanabenz, Wytensin)
Princeton's WordNet
antihypertensive drug (trade name Wytensin) that reduces blood pressure by its effect on the central nervous system
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sound
(ʊnd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the auditory effect of sound waves as transmitted or recorded by a particular system of sound reproduction.
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system
Webster Dictionary
an assemblage of parts or organs, either in animal or plant, essential to the performance of some particular function or functions which as a rule are of greater complexity than those manifested by a single organ; as, the capillary system, the muscular system, the digestive system, etc.; hence, the whole body as a functional unity
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bureaucracy
Webster Dictionary
a system of carrying on the business of government by means of departments or bureaus, each under the control of a chief, in contradiction to a system in which the officers of government have an associated authority and responsibility; also, government conducted on this system
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harmony
Webster Dictionary
the just adaptation of parts to each other, in any system or combination of things, or in things, or things intended to form a connected whole; such an agreement between the different parts of a design or composition as to produce unity of effect; as, the harmony of the universe
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meteortropism
(meteortropism)
Princeton's WordNet
an effect of climate on biological processes (as the effect on joint pains etc.)
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radix
Webster Dictionary
a number or quantity which is arbitrarily made the fundamental number of any system; a base. Thus, 10 is the radix, or base, of the common system of logarithms, and also of the decimal system of numeration
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united states customary system
(United States Customary System)
Princeton's WordNet
the system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint that dates back to colonial America but differs in some respects from the British Imperial System; today in the United States this system exists side by side with the SI system
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enthalpy
(ˈɛn θæl pi, ɛnˈθæl-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a quantity associated with a thermodynamic system, expressed as the internal energy of a system plus the product of the pressure and volume of the system.
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code
Webster Dictionary
any system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; as, the medical code, a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians; the naval code, a system of rules for making communications at sea means of signals
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psychoneuroimmunology
(ˌsaɪ koʊˌnʊər oʊˌɪm yəˈnɒl ə dʒi, -ˈnyʊər-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the study of molecular interconnections among the central nervous system, endocrine system, and immune system that may be influential in linking cognition, emotions, and state of health.
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enforce
Webster Dictionary
to put in force; to cause to take effect; to give effect to; to execute with vigor; as, to enforce the laws
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attractor
(attractor, attracter)
Princeton's WordNet
(physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system
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attracter
(attractor, attracter)
Princeton's WordNet
(physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system
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freeze frame
(friz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an optical effect or technique in which a single frame of film is reprinted in a continuous series so as to give the effect of a still photograph when shown.
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warmth
Webster Dictionary
the glowing effect which arises from the use of warm colors; hence, any similar appearance or effect in a painting, or work of color
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side effect
(ˈsaɪ dɪd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an often adverse effect, as of a drug, that is secondary to the primary effect.
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do
Webster Dictionary
to bring about; to produce, as an effect or result; to effect; to achieve
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nullification
Webster Dictionary
the act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or of no legal effect
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play
(play)
Princeton's WordNet
act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
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regime
Webster Dictionary
mode or system of rule or management; character of government, or of the prevailing social system
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inefficaciousness
Webster Dictionary
want of effect, or of power to produce the effect; inefficacy
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libration point
Webster Dictionary
any one of five points in the plane of a system of two large astronomical bodies orbiting each other, as the Earth-moon system, where the gravitational pull of the two bodies on an object are approximately equal, and in opposite directions. A solid object moving in the same velocity and direction as such a libration point will remain in gravitational equilibrium with the two bodies of the system and not fall toward either body
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systemic
Webster Dictionary
of or relating to a system; common to a system; as, the systemic circulation of the blood
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malebranchism
Webster Dictionary
the philosophical system of Malebranche, an eminent French metaphysician. The fundamental doctrine of his system is that the mind can not have knowledge of anything external to itself except in its relation to God
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copernican
Webster Dictionary
pertaining to Copernicus, a Prussian by birth (b. 1473, d. 1543), who taught the world the solar system now received, called the Copernican system
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