Adrenergic

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  • adjective. Activated by or capable of releasing epinephrine or an epinephrinelike substance, especially in the sympathetic nervous system.
  • adjective. Having physiological effects similar to those of epinephrine.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. producing or activated by epinephrine or adrenaline.
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  • adjective. Having the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine.
  • adjective. Containing or releasing adrenaline.
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  • adjective. relating to epinephrine (its release or action)
  • noun. drug that has the effects of epinephrine
  • Word Usage
    "More importantly, it appeared that the patients in the green cluster appeared to respond with slightly greater weight loss to adrenergic treatment with ephedra and caffeine (not exactly my choice of antiobesity drugs) in an 8 week intervention."
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