CHOLINERGIC


Meaning of CHOLINERGIC in English

|kōlə̇|nərjik, -äl- adjective

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary acetyl choline + erg- (from Greek ergon work) + -ic — more at work

1. of autonomic nerve fibers

a. : liberating acetylcholine

b. : activated by acetylcholine — compare adrenergic

2. : resembling acetylcholine or simulating its physiologic action

3. : involving or induced by the physiologic action of acetylcholine

• cho·lin·er·gi·cal·ly -jə̇k(ə)lə̄ adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.