adrenergic
- noun
- /ˌæd.rəˈnɜr.dʒɪk/
- Specialized
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adrenergico
- Some adrenergics are used to treat asthma by relaxing airway muscles.
Examples
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The doctor administered an adrenergic to increase the patient's heart rate during surgery.
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Excess use of an adrenergic can lead to increased blood pressure.
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The doctor prescribed an adrenergic medication for the patient.
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Many adrenergic drugs are used in emergency medicine.
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The doctor administered an adrenergic to stimulate the patient's heart during the procedure.
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Many emergency responders carry adrenergics to treat severe allergic reactions effectively.
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In severe asthma cases, healthcare providers often use adrenergic medications to quickly open the airways.
Synonyms
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3.6
A hormone the body makes during stress that raises heart rate and energy and treats severe allergic reactions when injected
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5.7
A natural hormone and emergency medicine that raises heart rate and treats severe allergic reactions and cardiac arrest
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A chemical the body makes in danger or excitement that makes the heart beat faster and gives more energy
A drug that acts like adrenaline to make the heart beat faster and open the airways
A hormone the body makes when stressed that raises heart rate and blood pressure
Compounds
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6.5
Part of some cells, especially in the heart and blood vessels, that receives adrenaline and makes the heart beat faster
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A drug that lowers heart rate and treats high blood pressure and irregular heartbeats
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A drug that treats high blood pressure and fast heartbeat by slowing the heart
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An eye drop with medicine that lowers eye pressure by reducing the fluid inside the eye and helping it drain
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A drug that acts like adrenaline to make the heart beat faster and open the airways
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A drug that relaxes certain muscles to lower blood pressure and help urine flow in men with an enlarged prostate
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A medicine that relaxes blood vessel and bladder muscles to lower blood pressure and help pass urine
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A protein on nerve and blood vessel cells that reacts to body chemicals to make vessels narrow and muscles contract
Surface Forms
Morphology
adrenergic = adren + erg + ic
This is a specialized biomedical formation built from the combining form adren- and the suffix -ic/-ergic, but its meaning is not predictable for an average learner from the parts alone.
Etymology
Adrenergic comes from adrenal, the gland that makes the hormone 'adrenaline', and the suffix -ergic, which means 'working' or 'active' and is like the word energy. So an adrenergic drug is one that 'works' like adrenaline and causes similar changes in the body.