parasympathetic nervous system

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Noun

parasympathetic nervous system

1. (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.

Related terms

• central nervous system
• enteric nervous system
• sympathetic nervous system

Translations

• Spanish: sistema nervioso parasimpático

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