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sympatholytic definition

sym·pa·tho·lytic (sim′pə t̸hō lit′ik)

adjective

having the effect of decreasing the activity of the sympathetic nervous system: said of certain drugs, chemicals, etc.

Etymology: < sympath(etic) + -o- + -lytic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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