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sympathetic nervous system

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The part of the autonomic nervous system that raises blood pressure and heart rate, constricts blood vessels, and dilates the pupils when under stress.

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

sympathetic powder sympathetic string sympathetic trunk sympathetic vibration Sympathetical Sympathetically

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