different between inhibit vs parasympathetic

English

Etymology

From Latin inhibitus, perfect passive participle of inhibe? (“I hold in, check, restrain”), from in (“in, at, on”), + habe? (“I have, hold, keep”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?h?b?t/
• Rhymes: -?b?t

Verb

inhibit (third-person singular simple present inhibits, present participle inhibiting, simple past and past participle inhibited)

1. (transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hinder

2. (Philippines) To recuse.

Derived terms

• disinhibit

Related terms

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin inhibitus, perfect passive participle of inhibe? (“I hold in, check, restrain”), from in (“in, at, on”), + habe? (“I have, hold, keep”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /in.i?bit/
• Rhymes: -it

Verb

inhibit m (feminine inhibida, masculine plural inhibits, feminine plural inhibides)

1. past participle of inhibir

English

Etymology

From para- (“beside, adjacent to”) +? sympathetic, because some of these nerves run alongside sympathetic nerves.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?pa.??.s?m.p????t.?k/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p??.?.s?m.p????t.?k/, /?pæ?.?.s?m.p????t.?k/
• Rhymes: -?t?k

Adjective

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.

   Antonym: sympathetic

Derived terms

• cardioparasympathetic
• parasympathetically
• parasympathetic nervous system
• parasympatho-, parasympath-

Translations

Noun

parasympathetic (plural parasympathetics)

1. (neuroanatomy) A parasympathetic nerve.
2. (neurology) Ellipsis of parasympathetic nervous system.

See also

• orthosympathetic

References

• “parasympathetic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “parasympathetic”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).