parasympathetic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of or relating to the part of the autonomic nervous system that inhibits or opposes the effects of the sympathetic nervous system. It consists of nerves arising from the brain and the lower end of the spinal cord and supplying the internal organs, blood vessels, and glands.

noun

/ˌpa.ɹə.sɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/ /ˌpɛɹ.ə.sɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/ /ˌpæɹ.ə.sɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/

parasympathetic parasympathetics

From para- (“beside, adjacent to”) + sympathetic, because some of these nerves run alongside sympathetic nerves.

sympathetic

orthosympathetic

cardioparasympathetic parasympathetically parasympathetic nervous system parasympatho- parasympath- trigemino-parasympathetic

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