ADRENERGIC DRUG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does adrenergic drug mean? 

• ADRENERGIC DRUG (noun)
  The noun ADRENERGIC DRUG has 1 sense:

1. drug that has the effects of epinephrine

  Familiarity information: ADRENERGIC DRUG used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADRENERGIC DRUG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Drug that has the effects of epinephrine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

adrenergic; adrenergic drug

Hypernyms ("adrenergic drug" is a kind of...):

pressor; vasoconstrictive; vasoconstrictor (any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "adrenergic drug"):

phenylephrine (a powerful vasoconstrictor used to dilate the pupils and relieve nasal congestion)

phenylpropanolamine (an adrenergic drug used in many preparations to relieve allergic reactions or respiratory infections)