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Dictionary definition: sympathetic nervous system
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- A Dictionary of Zoology
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Copyright© A Dictionary of Zoology 1999, originally published by Oxford University Press 1999. (Hide copyright information)
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sympathetic nervous system
That part of the
autonomic nervous system
which generally acts to stimulate the body to cope with stress, such as increasing the rate of heart beat. Nerves of the sympathetic nervous system tend to form ganglia (
ganglion
) beside the
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