sympathetics
Saysim-puh-THET-iks/ˌsɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪks/
- 1Plural of sympathetic. Use this form when talking about more than one.
The doctor explained how the sympathetics help control the body's response to stress.
The diagram showed the sympathetics running alongside the spine.
Note
sympathetics is a form of sympathetic
sympathetic, noun: A nerve that belongs to the body's fight-or-flight system. Full entry
- Forms
- sympatheticsympathetics plural
- Spelling
- sympathetic → sympathetics: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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