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The part of the autonomic nervous system that raises blood pressure and heart rate, constricts blood vessels, and dilates the pupils when under stress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
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originates in the thoracic regions of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the parasympathetic: reduces digestive secretions; speeds the heart; contracts blood vessels
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nervous system, systema nervosum
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Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
交感神經 /交感神经
(jiāogǎn shénjīng)
— sympathetic nervous system
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Czech:
sympatická nervová soustava
— sympathetic nervous system
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Danish:
sympatiske nervesystem
— sympathetic nervous system
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Dutch:
orthosympatisch zenuwstelsel
— sympathetic nervous system
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Esperanto:
simpata nerva sistemo
— sympathetic nervous system
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Finnish:
sympaattinen hermosto
— sympathetic nervous system
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French:
système nerveux orthosympathique
— sympathetic nervous system
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Greek:
συμπαθητικό νευρικό σύστημα
(sympathitikó nevrikó sýstima)
— sympathetic nervous system
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Hebrew:
המערכת הסימפתטית
— sympathetic nervous system
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Hungarian:
szimpatikus idegrendszer
— sympathetic nervous system
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Icelandic:
driftaugakerfi
— sympathetic nervous system
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Icelandic:
sympatíska taugakerfi
— sympathetic nervous system
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Indonesian:
sistem saraf simpatis
— sympathetic nervous system
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Japanese:
交感神経系
(kōkanshinkeikei)
— sympathetic nervous system
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Korean:
교감신경계통
(gyogamsin'gyeonggyetong)
— sympathetic nervous system
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Northern Kurdish:
sîstema sîmpasawî
— sympathetic nervous system
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Northern Kurdish:
beşa sîmpasawî
— sympathetic nervous system
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Lithuanian:
simpatinė nervų sistema
— sympathetic nervous system
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Polish:
układ sympatyczny
— sympathetic nervous system
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Portuguese:
sistema nervoso simpático
— sympathetic nervous system
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Romanian:
sistem nervos simpatic
— sympathetic nervous system
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Russian:
симпатическая нервная систе́ма
(simpatičeskaja nervnaja sistéma)
— sympathetic nervous system
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Spanish:
sistema nervioso simpático
— sympathetic nervous system
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Swedish:
sympatiska nervsystemet
— sympathetic nervous system
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Vietnamese:
hệ thần kinh giao cảm
— sympathetic nervous system
