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parasympathetically

parasympathetically adverb: by the parasympathetic system.

Adverb

parasympathetically (not comparable)

  1. By the parasympathetic system.
    • Similar to parasympathetically mediated HR-slowing, Fingolimod-related HR-slowing is reversed by atropine or mitigated by alpha 1-receptor-agonists.2015 July 6, “Central Autonomic Dysfunction Delays Recovery of Fingolimod Induced Heart Rate Slowing”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of parasympathetically

From parasympathetic + -ally.

Questions about parasympathetically

What does parasympathetically mean?
Parasympathetically means by the parasympathetic system.
What part of speech is parasympathetically?
Parasympathetically is an adverb.

Words near parasympathetically in the dictionary

  1. parasympathectomies
  2. parasympathectomy
  3. parasympathetic
  4. parasympathetic nervous system
  5. parasympathetic nervous systems
  6. parasympathetically
  7. parasympatheticolytic
  8. parasympatheticolytics
  9. parasympatheticomimetic
  10. parasympathetics
  11. parasympathic

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