sympathomimetic

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English

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Etymology

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From sympatho- +‎ mimetic.

Adjective

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sympathomimetic (comparative more sympathomimetic, superlative most sympathomimetic)

  1. (medicine) That produces effects similar to those of the sympathetic nervous system.

Noun

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sympathomimetic (plural sympathomimetics)

  1. (medicine) Any medicine with this effect.