antimuscarinic

antimuscarinic
Inhibiting or preventing the actions of muscarine and muscarinelike agents, or the effects of parasympathetic stimulation at the neuroeffector junction ( e.g., atropine).

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an·ti·mus·ca·rin·ic -.məs-kə-'rin-ik adj inhibiting muscarinic physiological effects <an \antimuscarinic agent>

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an·ti·mus·ca·rin·ic (an″te-) (an″ti-musґkə-rinґik) 1. acting against the toxic effects of muscarine. 2. blocking the muscarinic receptors. 3. an agent that does these things.

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