/ad'reuh nerr"jik/ , adj.
1. of or like epinephrine in effect.
2. releasing epinephrine.
3. activated by epinephrine or any of various substances having epinephrinelike activity.
n.
4. a drug or other agent having an epinephrinelike effect. Cf. cholinergic .
[ 1930-35; ADREN- + -ERGIC ]