having an effect resembling that produced by interruption of impulses transmitted by the vagus nerve; parasympatholytic.
Having an effect resembling that produced by interruption of impulses transmitted by the vagus nerve, parasympatholytic. ... Origin: Gr. Lysis = dissolution ... (18 Nov 1997) ... 
(va″go-lit´ik) pertaining to or caused by vagolysis. having an effect like that produced by interruption of impulses transmitted by the vagus nerve; see also parasympatholytic.
Type: Term Pronunciation: vā′gō-lit′ik Definitions: 1. Pertaining to or causing vagolysis. 2. A therapeutic or chemical agent that has inhibitory effects on the vagus nerve. 3. Denoting an agent having such effects.
vagolytic 1. Concerning vagolysis. 2. An agent, surgical or chemical, that prevents function of the vagus nerve.