ADRENERGIC


Meaning of ADRENERGIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌa-drə-ˈnər-jik ]

adjective

Etymology: adren- + -ergic

Date: 1934

1. : liberating, activated by, or involving adrenaline or a substance like adrenaline

an adrenergic nerve

2. : resembling adrenaline especially in physiological action

adrenergic drugs

• ad·ren·er·gi·cal·ly -ji-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.