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Sympathetic nervous system   /sˌɪmpəθˈɛtɪk nˈərvəs sˈɪstəm/   Listen
Sympathetic nervous system

noun
1.
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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... of the fever phenomena is still a mooted (discussed and debated) question, and is either a disorder of the sympathetic nervous system giving rise to disturbances of the vaso-motor filaments, or a derangement of the nerve centers located adjacent to the corpus striatum, which have been found, by experiment, to govern the processes of heat ...
— Philosophy of Osteopathy • Andrew T. Still


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