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cholinergia

cholinergia noun: a state of deep physiological relaxation or depression induced by high levels of acetylcholine.

Noun

cholinergia

  1. A state of deep physiological relaxation or depression induced by high levels of acetylcholine.
    • The state of cholinergia involves an activation of the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system.2006, Edward Bruce Bynum, Family Unconscious an Invisible Bond, page 70
    • The Amanita muscaria induces cholinergia in an individual due to the presence of the drug muscarine, which is one of the very potent cholinergic drugs.2010, H. P. Albarelli, A Terrible Mistake, page 491

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Questions about cholinergia

What does cholinergia mean?
Cholinergia means a state of deep physiological relaxation or depression induced by high levels of acetylcholine.
What part of speech is cholinergia?
Cholinergia is a noun.

Words near cholinergia in the dictionary

  1. cholin
  2. choline
  3. cholinephosphotransferase
  4. cholinephosphotransferases
  5. cholinergenic
  6. cholinergia
  7. cholinergic
  8. cholinergic urticaria
  9. cholinergic urticarias
  10. cholinergically
  11. cholinergics

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