parasympathetic

English

Etymology

para- +‎ sympathetic

Adjective

parasympathetic (not comparable)

Of or relating to the part of the autonomic nervous system that inhibits or opposes the effects of the sympathetic nervous system.

Antonyms

sympathetic

Derived terms

parasympathetic nervous system

Translations

relating to part of the autonomic nervous system

French: parasympathique (fr)
Greek: παρασυμπαθητικός (el) (parasympathitikós)
Hungarian: paraszimpatikus (hu)

Spanish: parasimpático
Swedish: parasympatisk (sv)

See also

orthosympathetic

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