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dopaminergic.

Containing, involving, or transmitting dopamine; involving dopamine receptor agonism.

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Meaning & usage

adj/ˌdəʊ.pə.mɪˈnɜː.d͡ʒɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ˌdoʊ.pə.mɪˈnɝ.d͡ʒɪk/Canada, General-American/ˌdoʊ.pə.məˈnɝ.d͡ʒɪk/Canada, General-American/ˌdəʉ.pə.mɪˈnɜː.d͡ʒɪk/Australia

Containing, involving, or transmitting dopamine; involving dopamine receptor agonism.
not-comparable
The nucleus accumbens is one of the most studied nuclei in the dopaminergic system.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English dopamine English -ergy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -ergic English dopaminergic From dopamine + -ergic.

noun/ˌdəʊ.pə.mɪˈnɜː.d͡ʒɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ˌdoʊ.pə.mɪˈnɝ.d͡ʒɪk/Canada, General-American/ˌdoʊ.pə.məˈnɝ.d͡ʒɪk/Canada, General-American/ˌdəʉ.pə.mɪˈnɜː.d͡ʒɪk/Australia

Any substance that affects the production of dopamine or is a dopamine receptor agonist.

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