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parasympathetic nervous system  parasympathetic  Cranial parasympathetic nervous system  Cranial parasympathetic system  parasympathetic division
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Originates in the brain stem and lower part of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the sympathetic nervous system: stimulates digestive secretions; slows the heart; constricts the pupils; dilates blood vessels WordNet 3.0
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Originates in the brain stem and lower part of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the sympathetic nervous system: stimulates digestive secretions; slows the heart; constricts the pupils; dilates blood vessels WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The parasympathetic nervous system is one of the three divisions of the autonomic nervous system, the others being the sympathetic nervous system and the enteric nervous system. Wikipedia
One of the divisions of the autonomic nervous system, based between the brain and the spinal cord, that slows the heart and relaxes muscles. Wiktionary
Parasympathetic nervous system. Wiktionary (translation)