Meanings
nounsympathetic nervous system (plural sympathetic nervous systems)
plural sympathetic nervous systems
- anatomyThe part of the autonomic nervous system that raises blood pressure and heart rate, constricts blood vessels, and dilates the pupils when under stress.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 交感神經 /交感神经
- 交感神經 /交感神经 (jiāogǎn shénjīng)sympathetic nervous system
Czech sympatická nervová soustava
- sympatická nervová soustavasympathetic nervous system
Danish sympatiske nervesystem
- sympatiske nervesystemsympathetic nervous system
Dutch orthosympatisch zenuwstelsel
- orthosympatisch zenuwstelselsympathetic nervous system
Esperanto simpata nerva sistemo
- simpata nerva sistemosympathetic nervous system
Finnish sympaattinen hermosto
- sympaattinen hermostosympathetic nervous system
French système nerveux orthosympathique
- système nerveux orthosympathiquesympathetic nervous system
Greek συμπαθητικό νευρικό σύστημα
- συμπαθητικό νευρικό σύστημα (sympathitikó nevrikó sýstima)sympathetic nervous system
Hebrew המערכת הסימפתטית
- המערכת הסימפתטיתsympathetic nervous system
Hungarian szimpatikus idegrendszer
- szimpatikus idegrendszersympathetic nervous system
Icelandic driftaugakerfi, sympatíska taugakerfi
- driftaugakerfisympathetic nervous system
- sympatíska taugakerfisympathetic nervous system
Indonesian sistem saraf simpatis
- sistem saraf simpatissympathetic nervous system
Japanese 交感神経系
- 交感神経系 (kōkanshinkeikei)sympathetic nervous system
Korean 교감신경계통
- 교감신경계통 (gyogamsin'gyeonggyetong)sympathetic nervous system
Lithuanian simpatinė nervų sistema
- simpatinė nervų sistemasympathetic nervous system
Polish układ sympatyczny
- układ sympatycznysympathetic nervous system
Portuguese sistema nervoso simpático
- sistema nervoso simpáticosympathetic nervous system
Romanian sistem nervos simpatic
- sistem nervos simpaticsympathetic nervous system
Russian симпатическая нервная систе́ма
- симпатическая нервная систе́ма (simpatičeskaja nervnaja sistéma)sympathetic nervous system
Spanish sistema nervioso simpático
- sistema nervioso simpáticosympathetic nervous system
Swedish sympatiska nervsystemet
- sympatiska nervsystemetsympathetic nervous system
Vietnamese hệ thần kinh giao cảm
- hệ thần kinh giao cảmsympathetic nervous system
Cite this entry
APA
sympathetic nervous system. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sympathetic%20nervous%20system
MLA
“sympathetic nervous system.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sympathetic%20nervous%20system. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sympathetic nervous system,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sympathetic%20nervous%20system.
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