parasympathetic
IPA: pɛrʌsɪmpʌθˈɛtɪk
noun
- (neuroanatomy) A parasympathetic nerve.
- (neurology) Ellipsis of parasympathetic nervous system.. [(neuroanatomy) One of the divisions of the autonomic nervous system, based between the brain and the spinal cord, that slows the heart and relaxes muscles.]
adjective
- (neuroanatomy, neurology, relational) 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.
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