sympatholytic

[ sim-puh-thoh-lit-ik ]

adjective

, Physiology, Pharmacology.

1. opposing the effects of stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.

sympatholytic

/ ˌsɪmpəθəʊˈlɪtɪk /

adjective

1. 1. inhibiting or antagonistic to nerve impulses of the sympathetic nervous system
   2. of or relating to such inhibition

noun

1. a sympatholytic drug Compare sympathomimetic

Word History and Origins

Origin of sympatholytic¹

First recorded in 1940–45; sympath(etic) + -o- + -lytic

Word History and Origins

Origin of sympatholytic¹

C20: from sympath ( etic ) + -lytic