sympatho-adrenaladj.
Physiology.
Pertaining to or involving the sympathetic nervous system and the medulla of the adrenal gland, and their activity.
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sympathetic1771
sympathic1836
association area1880
autonomic1898
parasympathetic1905
autonomous1908
thoracolumbar1918
sympathico-adrenal1928
neuroeffector1935
sympatho-adrenal1965
1965 Jrnl. Physiol. 179 290 Three drugs which are known to have various actions on the sympatho-adrenal system were tested.
1979 Med. Hypotheses V. 317 Some disorders in which excessive sweating..is a symptom are also characterized by increased sympatho-adrenal activity.
Derivatives
symˌpathico-adˈrenal adj. in the same sense.
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the world > life > the body > nervous system > [adjective] > specific
sympathetic1771
sympathic1836
association area1880
autonomic1898
parasympathetic1905
autonomous1908
thoracolumbar1918
sympathico-adrenal1928
neuroeffector1935
sympatho-adrenal1965
1928 Amer. Jrnl. Physiol. 84 560 Previous investigations..have emphasized the emergency functions of the sympathico-adrenal mechanism.
1949 A. Koestler Insight & Outlook v. 59 The whole complex of sympathico-adrenal excitation which characterizes laughter is not only absent in crying, but is replaced..by parasympathetic excitation, or..by types of reaction, for example, fatigue, which are the direct opposites of sympathetic excitation.
1974 Jrnl. Appl. Physiol. 36 183/1 Sympathicoadrenal medullary secretion of catecholamines is increased during acute cold exposures.
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