Meanings
plural parasympathetic nervous systems
- anatomyOne of the divisions of the autonomic nervous system, based between the brain and the spinal cord, that slows the heart and relaxes muscles.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounoriginates in the brain stem and lower part of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the sympathetic nervous system: stimulates digestive secretions; slows the heart; constricts the pupils; dilates blood vessels
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Czech parasympatická nervová soustava
- parasympatická nervová soustavaparasympathetic nervous system
Finnish parasympaattinen hermosto, parasympatikus
- parasympaattinen hermostoparasympathetic nervous system
- parasympatikusparasympathetic nervous system
Greek παρασυμπαθητικό νευρικό σύστημα
- παρασυμπαθητικό νευρικό σύστημα (parasympathitikó nevrikó sýstima)parasympathetic nervous system
Hungarian paraszimpatikus idegrendszer
- paraszimpatikus idegrendszerparasympathetic nervous system
Icelandic seftaugakerfi, parasympatíska taugakerfi
- seftaugakerfiparasympathetic nervous system
- parasympatíska taugakerfiparasympathetic nervous system
Japanese 副交感神経系
- 副交感神経系 (fukukōkan shinkeikei)parasympathetic nervous system
Romanian sistem nervos parasimpatic
- sistem nervos parasimpaticparasympathetic nervous system
Russian парасимпатическая нервная система
- парасимпатическая нервная система (parasimpatičeskaja nervnaja sistema)parasympathetic nervous system
Spanish sistema nervioso parasimpático
- sistema nervioso parasimpáticoparasympathetic nervous system
Swedish parasympatiska nervsystemet
- parasympatiska nervsystemetparasympathetic nervous system
Cite this entry
parasympathetic nervous system. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parasympathetic%20nervous%20system
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