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betamimetic

betamimetic adjective: that mimics the stimulation of the beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system.

Adjective

betamimetic (not comparable)

  1. That mimics the stimulation of the beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system

Noun

betamimetic (plural betamimetics)

  1. Any drug that has this action

Forms of betamimetic

pluralbetamimetics

Origin of betamimetic

From beta + mimetic.

Questions about betamimetic

What does betamimetic mean?
Betamimetic means that mimics the stimulation of the beta-adrenergic receptors of the sympathetic nervous system.
What part of speech is betamimetic?
Betamimetic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near betamimetic in the dictionary

  1. Betamaxes
  2. Betamaxing
  3. betameprodine
  4. betamethadol
  5. betamethasone
  6. betamimetic
  7. betamimetics
  8. betamipron
  9. Betancourt
  10. Betancourth
  11. Betancourths

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