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adj
That blocks the action of the parasympathetic nervous system; anticholinergic
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Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
Any drug having this effect
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh2- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- English sympatho- English -lytic English parasympatholytic From para- + sympatho- + -lytic.
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