Kalmar "cholinergic" sifa ce da ke bayyana wani abu da ke da alaƙa ko kuma ya haɗa da neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Ana amfani da shi sau da yawa don komawa ga jijiyoyi, ƙwayoyin cuta, ko masu karɓa waɗanda ke amfani da ko amsawa ga acetylcholine. Misali, maganin cholinergic shine wanda ke tasiri ko kwaikwayi ayyukan acetylcholine, yayin da cholinergic neuron shine kwayar jijiyar da ke sakin acetylcholine a matsayin mai sarrafa ta. Hakanan za'a iya amfani da kalmar "cholinergic" don kwatanta martani ko tasiri wanda acetylcholine ke shiga tsakani.