PARASYMPATHETIC


Meaning of PARASYMPATHETIC in English

adj. Anat. relating to the part of the nervous system that consists of nerves leaving the lower end of the spinal cord and connecting with those in or near the viscera (cf. SYMPATHETIC 9).

[ PARA-(1) + SYMPATHETIC, because some of these nerves run alongside sympathetic nerves ]

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