parasympathetic nervous system

English

Noun

parasympathetic nervous system (plural parasympathetic nervous systems)

(neuroanatomy) One of the divisions of the autonomic nervous system, based between the brain and the spinal cord, that slows the heart and relaxes muscles.

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parasympathetic nervous system

Czech: parasympatická nervová soustava f
Finnish: parasympaattinen hermosto, parasympatikus
Greek: παρασυμπαθητικό νευρικό σύστημα n (parasympathitikó nevrikó sýstima)
Hungarian: paraszimpatikus idegrendszer

Japanese: 副交感神経系 (ふくこうかんしんけいけい, fukukōkan shinkeikei)
Spanish: sistema nervioso parasimpático m
Swedish: parasympatiska nervsystemet (sv)

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