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    ANTICHOLINERGIC

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholineplay

    Synonyms:

    anticholinergic; anticholinergic drug

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("anticholinergic" is a kind of...):

    medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anticholinergic"):

    Daricon; oxyphencyclimine (an anticholinergic drug (trade name Daricon) used in treating peptic ulcers)

    Derivation:

    anticholinergic (inhibiting or blocking the action of acetylcholine at a receptor site)

     II. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Inhibiting or blocking the action of acetylcholine at a receptor siteplay

    Example:

    anticholinergic drugs

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Antonym:

    cholinergic (releasing or activated by acetylcholine or a related compound)

    Derivation:

    anticholinergic (a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine)

    Credits

     Context examples: 

    This agent exhibits no anticholinergic activities and does not antagonize histamine H2 receptors.

    (Omeprazole, NCI Thesaurus)

    The bromide salt form of methscopolamine, a quaternary ammonium derivative of scopolamine with anticholinergic properties.

    (Methscopolamine Bromide, NCI Thesaurus)

    Meclizine hydrochloride may exert its antiemetic effects by its anticholinergic actions or due to a direct effect on the medullary chemoreceptive trigger zone.

    (Meclizine, NCI Thesaurus)

    This agent may also exert some anticholinergic effect through inhibition of N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptor-mediated stimulation of acetylcholine, resulting in antihyperalgesia.

    (Amantadine, NCI Thesaurus)

    A combination agent, comprised of belladonna alkaloids and Phenobarbital, with gastrointestinal anticholinergic activity.

    (Donnatal, NCI Thesaurus)

    The maleate salt form of brompheniramine, an alkylamine derivative and a histamine antagonist with anticholinergic and sedative properties.

    (Brompheniramine Maleate, NCI Thesaurus)

    The hydrochloride salt form of cyclopentolate, an anticholinergic drug.

    (Cyclopentolate Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

    A synthetic ethanolamine with anticholinergic, sedative, and histamine H1 antagonistic properties.

    (Clemastine Fumarate, NCI Thesaurus)

    A brominated derivative of diphenhydramine, an ethanolamine derivative and histamine H1 receptor antagonist with anti-allergic, sedative, antiemetic and anticholinergic properties.

    (Bromodiphenhydramine, NCI Thesaurus)

    An alkylamine derivative with anticholinergic and sedative properties.

    (Dexbrompheniramine, NCI Thesaurus)


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