SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM


Meaning of SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1850

: the part of the autonomic nervous system that contains chiefly adrenergic fibers and tends to depress secretion, decrease the tone and contractility of smooth muscle, and increase heart rate — compare parasympathetic nervous system

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