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parasympathetic
adjective(para-sym-pa-thet-ic)
of, relating to, being, or acting on the parasympathetic nervous system
parasympathetic
noun(para-sym-pa-thet-ic)
a parasympathetic nerve
parasympathetic
noun(para-sym-pa-thet-ic)
parasympathetic nervous system
parasympathetic
noun(para-sym-pa-thet-ic)
the part of the autonomic nervous system that contains chiefly cholinergic fibers, that tends to induce secretion, to increase the tone and contractility of smooth muscle, and to slow heart rate, and that consists of a cranial and a sacral part

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