"parasympathetic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌpa.ɹə.sɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpɛɹ.ə.sɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/ [General-American], /ˌpæɹ.ə.sɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɛtɪk Etymology: From para- (“beside, adjacent to”) + sympathetic, because some of these nerves run alongside sympathetic nerves. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|para|sympathetic|t1=beside, adjacent to}} para- (“beside, adjacent to”) + sympathetic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} parasympathetic (not comparable)
  1. (neuroanatomy, neurology, relational) Of or relating to the part of the autonomic nervous system that inhibits or opposes the effects of the sympathetic nervous system. It consists of nerves arising from the brain and the lower end of the spinal cord and supplying the internal organs, blood vessels, and glands. Tags: not-comparable, relational Categories (topical): Neuroanatomy, Neurology Derived forms: cardioparasympathetic, parasympathetically, parasympathetic nervous system, parasympatho-, parasympath-, trigemino-parasympathetic Translations (relating to part of the autonomic nervous system): parasimpàtic (Catalan), 副交感的 (fùjiāogǎnde) (Chinese Mandarin), parasympathique (French), παρασυμπαθητικός (parasympathitikós) (Greek), paraszimpatikus (Hungarian), parasimpatico (Italian), parasîmpasawî [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), przywspółczulny (Polish), parasimpático (Spanish), parasympatisk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-parasympathetic-en-adj-rcZnv0A9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with para-, English terms suffixed with -etic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 11 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with para-: 41 19 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -etic: 38 19 43 Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌpa.ɹə.sɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpɛɹ.ə.sɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/ [General-American], /ˌpæɹ.ə.sɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/ [General-American] Forms: parasympathetics [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛtɪk Etymology: From para- (“beside, adjacent to”) + sympathetic, because some of these nerves run alongside sympathetic nerves. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|para|sympathetic|t1=beside, adjacent to}} para- (“beside, adjacent to”) + sympathetic Head templates: {{en-noun}} parasympathetic (plural parasympathetics)
  1. (neuroanatomy) A parasympathetic nerve. Categories (topical): Neuroanatomy
    Sense id: en-parasympathetic-en-noun-f4r-PL1z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with para-, English terms suffixed with -etic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 11 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with para-: 41 19 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -etic: 38 19 43 Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
  2. (neurology) Ellipsis of parasympathetic nervous system.. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: parasympathetic nervous system Categories (topical): Neurology
    Sense id: en-parasympathetic-en-noun-E~k~rIn5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with para-, English terms suffixed with -etic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 11 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with para-: 41 19 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -etic: 38 19 43 Topics: medicine, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: orthosympathetic

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        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "ellipsis"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "neurology",
        "neuroscience",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌpa.ɹə.sɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌpɛɹ.ə.sɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌpæɹ.ə.sɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛtɪk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "parasympathetic"
}

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