English noun: sympathetic nervous system |
1. | sympathetic nervous system (body) originates in the thoracic regions of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the parasympathetic: reduces digestive secretions; speeds the heart; contracts blood vessels |
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| Broader (hypernym) | nervous system, systema nervosum |
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| Part holonym | abdominal nerve plexus, alpha receptor, alpha-adrenergic receptor, alpha-adrenoceptor, beta receptor, beta-adrenergic receptor, beta-adrenoceptor, coeliac plexus, plexus celiacus, solar plexus, splanchnic nerve |
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| Part meronym | ANS, autonomic nervous system |
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