释义 |
ˌsympatholytic, a. Med.|-ˈlɪtɪk| [f. sympatho- + -lytic.] Annulling or opposing the transmission of nerve impulses in the sympathetic system. Also symˌpathicoˈlytic a., in the same sense.
1947,1948Sympathicolytic [see adreno-]. 1951Sympatholytic [see dioxan]. 1952Acta Endocrinol. IX. 116 The alarm reaction caused by adrenaline..can be counteracted by using a sympathicolytic agent. 1954Brit. Jrnl. Pharmacol. IX. 236 The assay of sympatholytic (anti-adrenaline) drugs. 1961Lancet 26 Aug. 475/1 Failures of wholly different origin are those due to administration of sympatholytic or ganglion-blocking drugs. 1977Ibid. 19 Mar. 650/2 The medical treatment of essential hypertension is currently based almost exclusively on sympatholytic drugs of one kind or another on the assumption that the disease is caused by over-activity of the sympathetic nervous system. |