Parasympathetic Definition

părə-sĭmpə-thĕtĭk
adjective
Designating or of that part of the autonomic nervous system whose nerves originate in the midbrain, the hindbrain, and the sacral region of the spinal cord and whose functions include the constriction of the pupils of the eyes, the slowing of the heartbeat, and the stimulation of certain digestive glands: these nerves oppose the sympathetic nerves in the regulation of many body processes.
Webster's New World
Of, relating to, or affecting the parasympathetic nervous system.
Parasympathetic activity; parasympathetic agents.
American Heritage
noun
The parasympathetic nervous system.
American Heritage Medicine
Any of the nerves of this system.
American Heritage Medicine
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Parasympathetic Sentence Examples

  • Parasympathetic ganglion cell-Type of nerve cell normally found in the wall of the colon.

  • The drug atropine inhibits the parasympathetic nerve, causing the pupil to dilate.

  • Digoxin also acts indirectly by increasing parasympathetic activity via the vagus nerve, further slowing atrioventricular node conduction.

  • The drug has a similar effect to decreasing the tone of the parasympathetic nervous system, causing tachycardia.

  • Hirschsprung's disease is caused when certain nerve cells (called parasympathetic ganglion cells) in the wall of the large intestine (colon) do not develop before birth.

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