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sympathetic /sym·pa·thet·ic/ (sim″pah-thet´ik) 1. pertaining to, exhibiting, or caused by sympathy. 2. pertaining to the sympathetic nervous system or one of its nerves.
sympathetic [sim′pəthet′ik] Etymology: Gk, sympathein, to feel with 1 displaying of compassion for another's grief. 2 pertaining to a division of the autonomic nervous system. 3 See sympathy. sympathetic (sim´p adj pertaining to the sympathetic nervous system. sympathetic nervous system, sympathetic pertaining to the sympathetic nervous system. acute sympathetic blockade trauma to the cervical spinal cord may be associated with bradycardia and hypotension. sympathetic chain the sympathetic trunk whose ganglia suggest a chain of beads. sympathetic cholinergic vasodilator fibers a system of efferent dilator nerves distributed only to skeletal muscles; the existence of the system has been verified only in cats and dogs; in other species where it is not present vasodilation is achieved only by relaxation of vasoconstrictor tone. sympathetic nerves 1. see sympathetic trunk (below). 2. any nerve of the sympathetic nervous system. sympathetic nervous system the part of the autonomic nervous system whose preganglionic fibers arise from cell bodies in the thoracic and lumbar segments of the spinal cord; postganglionic fibers are distributed to the heart, smooth muscle, and glands of the entire body. sympathetic outflow the preganglionic fibers from the nerve cells in the thoracolumbar cord. sympathetic regurgitation see neurotic regurgitation. sympathetic trunk two long ganglionated nerve strands, one on each side of the vertebral column, extending from the base of the skull to the coccyx. sympathetic trunk ganglia ganglia situated segmentally along the paired sympathetic trunks beside the vertebral bodies. Patient discussion about sympathetic regurgitation. Q. Anyone have/hear of RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) CRPS etc ,I have Fibro too Reflex Synmpathetic Dystrophy or CRPS and I have Fibromyalgia any others with CNS problems A. Ok I would like to ask if any others with RSD would like to get to know each other it looks like they have groups ,no one without RSD can appreciate the pain and the way those who you love the most ,think you are a faker because some RSDers ,you can't see anything readily ,not being believed with Nerve pain thayt is worse than anything I have felt like being shot ,blown up ,Third Degree Burns well kinda like when the nerves stgart to grow back from Third degree burns but 24/7 and the same degree of p[ain since 1968 .IF RSD IS CAUGHT IN THE FIIRST YEAR IT CAN BE Reversed so yes I want knowledge (oops didnt mean caps(to yell)Thank You rsdno Read more or ask a question about sympathetic regurgitationHow to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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