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Sympathetic Nervous System

see synonyms of sympathetic nervous system

Noun

1. sympathetic nervous system

originates in the thoracic regions of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the parasympathetic: reduces digestive secretions; speeds the heart; contracts blood vessels

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sympathetic Nervous System

see synonyms of sympathetic nervous system
n.
The part of the autonomic nervous system originating in the thoracic and lumbar regions of the spinal cord that in general inhibits or opposes the physiological effects of the parasympathetic nervous system, as in tending to reduce digestive secretions, speed up the heart, and contract blood vessels.

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