sympathomimetic: Meaning and Definition of

sym•pa•tho•mi•met•ic

Pronunciation: (sim"pu-thō-mi-met'ik, -mī-), [key]
— Physiol., Physiol.,Pharm.
—adj.
  1. mimicking stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
—n.
  1. an agent that mimics the stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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