anticholinergic
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9.5
- adjective
- /ˌæntiˌkoʊlɪˈnɜrdʒɪk/
- Specialized
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anticolinérgico
- anticholinergic medications
Examples
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So a couple years ago, I was taking a anticholinergic that was just like prescribed by the doctor.
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Thus, the use of anticholinergic drugs is a promising treatment for patients not responding to ICS.
Academic text (2017) -
Anticholinergic medications might be the most common cause of oral dryness in the elderly.
Academic text (1999) -
Anticholinergic medications such as oxybutynin can help by reducing detrusor contractions and increasing bladder capacity.
Academic text (2012) -
The anticholinergic drugs, like antihistamines, can cause dry mouth and blurred vision.
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Patients on anticholinergic medications should be monitored for side effects such as confusion.
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Some older adults may experience increased side effects from anticholinergic medications.
Antonyms
- Specialized
1
9.2
Related to nerve cells that use the chemical acetylcholine to send messages
Compounds
- Specialized
A drug that blocks a nerve chemical called acetylcholine in the nervous system
How Blocking
Surface Forms
Morphology
anticholinergic = cholinergic (semi-transparent) = anti + cholin + ergic
The prefix anti- clearly signals opposition, but the base term cholinergic is specialized and not transparent to most learners.
Etymology
Anticholinergic comes from anti- 'against', cholin- from acetylcholine, a 'chemical that helps nerves send messages', and -ergic like in allergic meaning 'related to action'. So when a drug is anticholinergic, it acts 'against' acetylcholine and blocks its effect.