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交感神経系 (こうかんしんけいけい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

交こう感かん神しん経けい系けい

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Meanings

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sympathetic nervous system

Anatomical term for the part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for the 'fight or flight' response.

交こう感かん神しん経けい系けいが活かっ性せい化

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When the sympathetic nervous system is activated, the heart rate increases.

Kanji

交mingle, mixing, association
感emotion, feeling, sensation
神gods, mind, soul
経sutra, longitude, pass thru
系lineage, system

Related words

副ふく交こう感かん神しん経けい系けい
The parasympathetic nervous system, which promotes 'rest and digest' functions, often contrasted with the sympathetic nervous system.
自じ律りつ神しん経けい系けい
The autonomic nervous system as a whole, of which the sympathetic nervous system is a part.

Built from

交こう感かん+

Etymology

Compound of 交感 (sympathetic, interaction) + 神経 (nerve) + 系 (system). The term is a direct translation of the Western medical concept.

神しん経けい系けい