sympatho-

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From German sympatho-, combining form (in e.g. Sympathogonie) of sympathisch formed with -o-.[1]

Prefix

sympatho-

  1. (anatomy) sympathetic nervous system

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with sympatho-
sympathoactivation
sympathoadrenal
sympathoadrenergic
sympathochromaffin
sympathectomy
sympathoexcitation
sympathoexcitatory
sympathoinhibition
sympathoinhibitor
sympathoinhibitory
sympatholysis
sympatholytic
sympathomimetic
sympathoneuronal
parasympatholytic
sympathotropic
sympathovagal

References

  1. ^ “sympatho-, comb. form”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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