parasympathetic
/ˈpærəˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/adjective
- Physiology of or relating to the part of the automatic nervous system which balances the action of the sympathetic nerves. It consists of nerves arising from the brain and the lower end of the spinal cord and supplying the internal organs, blood vessels, and glands.【生理】副交感（神经系统）的。
词源
early 20th cent.: from PARA-1 'alongside' + SYMPATHETIC, because some of these nerves run alongside sympathetic nerves.