anticholinesterase

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Noun anticholinesterase has 1 sense

anticholinesterase - a medicine that inhibits cholinesterase by combining with it and so has a cholinergic effect
--₁ is a kind of medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
--₁ has particulars: neostigmine, Prostigmin

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Anticholinesterase

Definition: Anticholinesterases are drugs or compounds that inhibit the activity of the enzyme cholinesterase, which breaks down the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. They are primarily used in medical treatments to enhance cholinergic transmission.

Example sentences:

The doctor prescribed an anticholinesterase medication to help alleviate the patient's symptoms of myasthenia gravis.
In agricultural settings, anticholinesterase pesticides are commonly used to control pests that affect crop yield.
The toxic substance ingested by the patient acted as an anticholinesterase, disrupting nerve signals and causing severe muscle weakness.

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