anticholinesterase

[an-tee-koh-luh-nes-tuh-reys, -reyz, -kol-uh-, an-tahy-]

noun Biochemistry, Pharmacology.

an enzyme or drug that blocks the action of acetylcholinesterase, thereby increasing the stimulating effect of acetylcholine on the muscles.

Origin of anticholinesterase

First recorded in 1950–55; anti- + cholinesterase

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British Dictionary definitions for anticholinesterase

anticholinesterase

noun

any of a group of substances that inhibit the action of cholinesterase

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anticholinesterase in Medicine

anticholinesterase

[ăn′tē-kō′lə-nĕs′tə-rās′, -rāz′, ăn′tī-]

n.

A substance that inhibits the activity of cholinesterases, including acetylcholinesterase.