adrenergic
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Definition of adrenergic
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: liberating, activated by, or involving adrenaline or a substance like adrenaline
an adrenergic nerve
2
: resembling adrenaline especially in physiological action
adrenergic drugs
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Other Words from adrenergic
adrenergically
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The new treatment approach was tested in obese mice by loading the nanoparticles with one of two compounds − rosiglitazone (Avandia) or beta-adrenergic receptor agonist − known to promote browning in mice but not in humans. — Stephanie Toone, ajc, "Study: Skin patch that melts love handles in mice could work on humans," 16 Sep. 2017 Stress causes a release of adrenergic chemicals like cortisol and adrenaline, triggering your body’s fight or flight response, John Hovanesian, M.D., an eye surgeon at Harvard Eye Associates in Laguna Hills, Calif., tells SELF. — Korin Miller, SELF, "Eye Twitching: 4 Reasons Your Eye Has No Chill," 25 Aug. 2017 This replacement marrow was deficient in a specific molecule called adrenergic receptor beta, which made the bone marrow less responsive to the neural messages from the brain. — Jasenka Zubcevic And Christopher Martyniuk, Washington Post, "Tiny gut organisms may influence food cravings and what our bodies do with fat," 13 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'adrenergic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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adrenergic
adjective
ad·ren·er·gic
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Medical Definition of adrenergic
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: liberating or activated by adrenaline or a substance like adrenaline
adrenergic nerve fibers
— compare cholinergic sense 1, noradrenergic
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: resembling adrenaline especially in physiological action
adrenergic drugs
Other Words from adrenergic
adrenergically
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