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vagosympathetic

vagosympathetic adjective: relating to the vagus nerve and the sympathetic nervous system.

Adjective

vagosympathetic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the vagus nerve and the sympathetic nervous system
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Origin of vagosympathetic

From vago- + sympathetic.

Questions about vagosympathetic

What does vagosympathetic mean?
Vagosympathetic means relating to the vagus nerve and the sympathetic nervous system.
What part of speech is vagosympathetic?
Vagosympathetic is an adjective.

Words near vagosympathetic in the dictionary

  1. vagoaccessory
  2. vagoglossopharyngeal
  3. vagolytic
  4. vagomimetic
  5. vagosplanchnic
  6. vagosympathetic
  7. vagotomies
  8. vagotomised
  9. vagotomize
  10. vagotomized
  11. vagotomizes

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