Anticholinergic

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  • adjective. Inhibiting or blocking the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site.
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  • adjective. That inhibits the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site
  • 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
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  • adjective. inhibiting or blocking the action of acetylcholine at a receptor site
  • noun. a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine
    • Word Usage
    "The primary drug class is called anticholinergic or antimuscarinic."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    medicament  medication  medicinal drug  medicine  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    daricon  oxyphencyclimine  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    anti-anxiety  anticonvulsant  antidiarrheal  antihypertensive  antipsychotic  
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