adrenergic

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ad′rə nûr′jik)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ad•ren•er•gic  (ad′rə nûr′jik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Biochemistryof or like epinephrine in effect.
  2. Biochemistryreleasing epinephrine.
  3. Biochemistryactivated by epinephrine or any of various substances having epinephrinelike activity.

n. 
  1. Biochemistry, Drugsa drug or other agent having an epinephrinelike effect. Cf. cholinergic.
  • adren- + -ergic 1930–35

'adrenergic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-ergic - adren- - alpha receptor - alpha-adrenergic - alpha-adrenergic receptor - beta receptor - beta-adrenergic - beta-adrenergic receptor - guanethidine - isoproterenol - labetalol - norepinephrine - phenylephrine - propylhexedrine - terbutaline - yohimbine

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