sympathomimetic drug

any pharmacological agent that stimulates activity in the sympathetic nervous system because it potentiates the activity of norepinephrine or epinephrine or has effects similar to these neurotransmitters (hence it is also known as an adrenergic drug). Sympathomimetic drugs include the amphetamines and ephedrine.

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lysosome

n. see phagocytosis.