parasympathetic
noun
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L325047 on Wikidata ↗adjective
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L339108 on Wikidata ↗Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌpa.ɹə.sɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/ / /ˌpɛɹ.ə.sɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/ / /ˌpæɹ.ə.sɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/
adj
Etymology: From para- (“beside, adjacent to”) + sympathetic, because some of these nerves run alongside sympathetic nerves.
- 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
Etymology: From para- (“beside, adjacent to”) + sympathetic, because some of these nerves run alongside sympathetic nerves.
- A parasympathetic nerve.
- Ellipsis of parasympathetic nervous system.