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

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

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

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

Drugs such as phenylephrine bind to the adrenergic receptors and stimulate target organs just as sympathetic activity would.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

These tissues have adrenergic receptors that respond to the release of norepinephrine from postganglionic sympathetic fibers by constricting and increasing blood pressure.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013