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cholinergic en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́ Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ)der. English choline English -ergy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -ergic English cholinergic From choline + -ergic.

Meanings

  1. Of, pertaining to, activated by, producing or having the same function as acetylcholine.

Forms

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most cholinergic Degree=Sup lexicographic
more cholinergic Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

procholinergic · cholinergic urticaria · hypercholinergic · adrenocholinergic · anticholinergic · cholinergically · noncholinergic · normocholinergic

Translations (5)

cs cholinergní (of, pertaining to, activated by, producing or having the same function as acetylcholine) · fr cholinergique (of, pertaining to, activated by, producing or having the same function as acetylcholine) · hu kolinerg (of, pertaining to, activated by, producing or having the same function as acetylcholine) · es colinérgico (of, pertaining to, activated by, producing or having the same function as acetylcholine) · it colinergico (of, pertaining to, activated by, producing or having the same function as acetylcholine)

cholinergic en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́ Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ)der. English choline English -ergy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -ergic English cholinergic From choline + -ergic.

Meanings

  1. Any drug or substance producing or having the same function as acetylcholine.

Forms

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cholinergics Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

anticholinergic