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sympatholysis

sympatholysis noun: opposition to the stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.

Noun

sympatholysis (uncountable)

  1. Opposition to the stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system

Origin of sympatholysis

From sympatho- + -lysis.

Questions about sympatholysis

What does sympatholysis mean?
Sympatholysis means opposition to the stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
What part of speech is sympatholysis?
Sympatholysis is a noun.

Words near sympatholysis in the dictionary

  1. sympathoexcitory
  2. sympathoinhibition
  3. sympathoinhibitor
  4. sympathoinhibitors
  5. sympathoinhibitory
  6. sympatholysis
  7. sympatholytic
  8. sympatholytics
  9. sympathomedullary
  10. sympathomimesis
  11. sympathomimetic

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