| sympathectomy |
surgical interruption of a nerve pathway in the sympathetic nervous system
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| sympathetic |
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system; "sympathetic neurons"; "sympathetic stimulation" expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward; "sympathetic to the students' cause"; "a sympathetic observer"; "a sympathetic gesture" compatible: having similar disposition and tastes; "a compatible married couple"; "with their many similar tastes, he found her a most sympathetic companion" charitable: showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity; "was charitable in his opinions of others"; "kindly criticism"; "a kindly act"; "sympathetic words"; "a large-hearted mentor" (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play" harmonic: relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body; "sympathetic vibration"
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| sympathetic nervous system |
originates in the thoracic regions of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the parasympathetic: reduces digestive secretions; speeds the heart; contracts blood vessels
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| sympathomimetic |
adrenergic: relating to epinephrine (its release or action)
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| sympathy |
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding" sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish) a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other; "the two of them were in close sympathy"
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