adrenergic

American  

[ad-ruh-nur-jik] / ˌæd rəˈnɜr dʒɪk /

adjective

1. of or like epinephrine in effect.

2. releasing epinephrine.

3. activated by epinephrine or any of various substances having epinephrinelike activity.

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noun

1. a drug or other agent having an epinephrinelike effect.

adrenergic British  

/ ˌædrəˈnɜːdʒɪk /

adjective

1. releasing or activated by adrenaline or an adrenaline-like substance

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adrenergic Scientific  

/ ăd′rə-nûr′jĭk /

1. Relating to a neuron or axon that is activated by or capable of releasing epinephrine or an epinephrine-like substance when a nerve impulse passes. The nerve endings of the sympathetic nervous system are adrenergic.

2. Having physiological effects similar to those of epinephrine, as certain drugs.

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Etymology

Origin of adrenergic

First recorded in 1930–35; adren- + -ergic

Example Sentences

When macrophages are activated by the adrenergic signals of the autonomic nervous system, they in turn communicate with fibroblasts.

From Science Daily • Nov. 17, 2023

In the next step, the researchers engineered genetically modified zebrafish in which the adrenergic signal reached the macrophages but could not be transmitted from the receptor into the cell's interior.

From Science Daily • Nov. 17, 2023

The result was that adrenergic signals from the autonomic nervous system determined whether the macrophages multiplied and migrated into the damaged site.

From Science Daily • Nov. 17, 2023

It also impacts the beta adrenergic response similar to epinephrine and NE described above.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

These drugs either bind to particular adrenergic receptors and mimic norepinephrine at the synapses between sympathetic postganglionic fibers and their targets, or they increase the production and release of norepinephrine from postganglionic fibers.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013