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sympatholytic

sympatholytic

9.9
A drug that reduces the body's stress response
  • noun
  • /ˌsɪmpəθəˈlɪtɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : simpaticolítico
  • The doctor prescribed a sympatholytic to help control the patient's high blood pressure.

Examples

  • Some sympatholytics are used to treat anxiety by reducing the body's stress response.

  • After taking the sympatholytic, the patient's heart rate returned to normal.

  • A common sympatholytic is clonidine.

  • Many sympatholytics help reduce blood pressure effectively.

  • The doctor prescribed a sympatholytic to help control the patient's high blood pressure.

  • After taking the sympatholytic, the patient's heart rate returned to normal.

  • Some sympatholytics are used to treat anxiety by reducing the body's stress response.

Antonyms

sympathomimetic
  • Specialized
9.9

A medicine or chemical that makes the body act as if it has adrenaline

Surface Forms

sympatholytic singular
sympatholytics plural

Morphology

sympatholytic = sympathetic (opaque) = sympath + lytic

Medical/technical derivation from 'sympatho-' + '-lytic' that is not transparently interpretable by non-specialists.

Etymology

Sympatholytic comes from the parts sympatho- (the same root as sympathy, meaning 'feeling') and -lytic meaning 'to break down' or 'reduce'. So a sympatholytic is a drug that 'reduces' the body's sympathetic stress response, for example by slowing the heart and lowering blood pressure.