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sympathomimetic
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sym·pa·tho·mi·met·ic  (smp-th-m-mtk, -m-)
adj.
Producing physiological effects resembling those caused by the activity or stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system: a sympathomimetic hormone.
n.
A sympathomimetic drug or agent.
[sympath(etic) + mimetic.]
sympathomimetic [ˌsɪmpəθəʊmɪˈmɛtɪk] Med
adj
(Medicine) causing a physiological effect similar to that produced by stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a sympathomimetic drug Compare sympatholytic
[from sympath(etic) + mimetic]
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Adj.1.sympathomimetic - relating to epinephrine (its release or action)
adrenergic
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