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acetylcholine(ACh) (as″ә-tәl- ) (as″ә-tēl-koŽlēn) the acetic acid ester of choline, normally present in many parts of the body and having important physiologic functions. It is a neurotransmitter at cholinergic synapses in the central, sympathetic, and parasympathetic nervous systems. Used in medicine as a miotic.
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