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Noun: sympathetic nervous system
  1. Originates in the thoracic regions of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the parasympathetic: reduces digestive secretions; speeds the heart; contracts blood vessels

Derived forms: sympathetic nervous systems

See also: sympathetic

Type of: nervous system, systema nervosum

Part of: ANS, autonomic nervous system

Encyclopedia: Sympathetic nervous system

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