Definitions for anticholinergic
ˌæn tɪˌkoʊ ləˈnɜr dʒɪk, -ˌkɒl ə-an·ti·cholin·er·gic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. anticholinergic, anticholinergic drugadjective

   a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine

2. anticholinergicadjective

   inhibiting or blocking the action of acetylcholine at a receptor site

   "anticholinergic drugs"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. anticholinergicnoun

   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. anticholinergicadjective

   That inhibits the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site

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1. anticholinergic

   Anticholinergic refers to a type of drug, medication or substance that blocks the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the central and the peripheral nervous system. These substances can inhibit parasympathetic nerve impulses and can have various effects on the body such as reducing muscle spasms, decreasing salivation, and slowing heart rate. They are often used in the treatments of a wide range of conditions including asthma, COPD, gastrointestinal disorders, Parkinson's Disease, and certain types of poisoning.

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1. Anticholinergic

   An anticholinergic agent is a substance that blocks the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the central and the peripheral nervous system. Anticholinergics inhibit parasympathetic nerve impulses by selectively blocking the binding of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine to its receptor in nerve cells. The nerve fibers of the parasympathetic system are responsible for the involuntary movement of smooth muscles present in the gastrointestinal tract, urinary tract, lungs, etc. Anticholinergics are divided into three categories in accordance with their specific targets in the central and/or peripheral nervous system: antimuscarinic agents, ganglionic blockers, and neuromuscular blockers.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of anticholinergic in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of anticholinergic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of anticholinergic in a Sentence

1. Martin Rossor:

   It is important to be cautious about associations, as they do not prove causation, for example, depression is common before the onset of dementia, and so those individuals receiving an antidepressant drug with anticholinergic effects may already have a disease such as Alzheimer's disease that will lead to dementia 10 years later.

2. Alain Koyama:

   Since the pathology underlying any effect of anticholinergic drugs on cognitive function likely takes years to manifest, if a patient is clearly benefiting from a drug in the short-term, but may not survive in the long term, any cognitive harm from the drug may be inconsequential, on the other hand, a healthier patient particularly concerned about future dementia risk, whether because of family history or other reason, may consider alternative treatments.

3. Douglas Scharre:

   I spend a lot of my time in the memory disorder clinic seeing geriatric patients and taking people off medications, mostly ones that have anticholinergic properties, and many times there can be another drug out there that has less anticholinergic impact or is non-anticholinergic that may work, some of the medications that they list in the study may be quite critical and important and are well worth the person taking for their seizures or their psychosis, and so it's a risk-benefit discussion.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=anticholinergic
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Anticholinergic
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=anticholinergic