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muscarinic

adjective
mus·​ca·​rin·​ic | \ ËŒmÉ™-skÉ™-ˈri-nik How to pronounce muscarinic (audio) \

Definition of muscarinic

: of, relating to, resembling, producing, or mediating the parasympathetic effects (such as a slowed heart rate and increased activity of smooth muscle) produced by muscarine muscarinic receptors — compare nicotinic

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 All nerve agent victims are given atropine, which blocks muscarinic acetylcholine receptors. — Richard Stone, Science | AAAS, "U.K. attack shines spotlight on deadly nerve agent developed by Soviet scientists," 19 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of muscarinic

1936, in the meaning defined above

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muscarinic

adjective
mus·​ca·​rin·​ic | \ -kÉ™-ËŒrin-ik How to pronounce muscarinic (audio) \

Medical Definition of muscarinic

: relating to, resembling, producing, or mediating the effects (as a slowed heart rate, increased secretion by exocrine glands, and increased activity of smooth muscle) that are produced on organs and tissues by acetylcholine liberated by postganglionic nerve fibers of the parasympathetic nervous system and that are mimicked by muscarine muscarinic receptors atropine is a muscarinic antagonist — compare nicotinic

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