Medical Definition of Nervous system, sympathetic

Medical Editor: Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD

Reviewed on 3/29/2021

Nervous system, sympathetic: A part of the nervous system that serves to accelerate the heart rate, constrict blood vessels, and raise blood pressure. The sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system constitute the autonomic nervous system.

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