Definition of sympatholytic

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sym·pa·tho·lyt·ic

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ADJECTIVE:

Opposing the physiological effects caused by stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system: a sympatholytic treatment.

ETYMOLOGY:
sympath(etic) + -lytic

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