different between vagal vs parasympathetic

vagal

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ve???l/
  • Rhymes: -e???l

Adjective

vagal (comparative more vagal, superlative most vagal)

  1. (anatomy) Of or relating to the vagus nerve.

Translations


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /va.?al/

Adjective

vagal (feminine singular vagale, masculine plural vagaux, feminine plural vagales)

  1. (anatomy) vagal

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba??al/, [ba???al]

Adjective

vagal (plural vagales)

  1. (anatomy) vagal

Related terms

  • vago

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parasympathetic

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).

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