Definition of "anticholinergic" []

• Inhibiting or blocking the physiological action of acetylcholine at a receptor site: anticholinergic drugs. (adjective)

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• "The primary drug class is called anticholinergic or antimuscarinic."
• "Tiotropium is in a class of drugs called anticholinergic bronchodilators, which prevent the airway spasms that can make breathing difficult."
• "These "anticholinergic" medications include some older antidepressants like Elavil, as well as some antihistamines, painkillers, muscle relaxants, antispasmotics and incontinence drugs."