parasympathetic

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Key Facts

Abbreviation
PS
Pronunciation
/ˌpɛrəˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine

Examples in Context

  1. Of or relating to the parasympathetic(PS) nervous system.
  2. The pancreatic islets are richly innervated by parasympathetic(PS), sympathetic and sensory nerves.
  3. Heart rate variability has been used to assess activation of the sympathetic and the parasympathetic(PS) nervous systems.
  4. Generally speaking, acupuncture on the human body's autonomic, sympathetic and parasympathetic(PS) absolutely sure of disease treatment.
  5. Parasympathetic System relaxes the body.

Other meanings of PS