different between vagal vs parasympathetic
vagal
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ve???l/
- Rhymes: -e???l
Adjective
vagal (comparative more vagal, superlative most vagal)
- (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)
- (anatomy) vagal
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba??al/, [ba???al]
Adjective
vagal (plural vagales)
- (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)
- (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)
- (neuroanatomy) A parasympathetic nerve.
- (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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