1. Relating to or exhibiting sympathy. 2. Denoting the s. part of the autonomic nervous system. SYN: sympathic. [G. sympathetikos, fr. sympatheo, to feel with, sympathize, fr. syn, with, + pathos, suffering]
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sym·pa·thet·ic .sim-pə-'thet-ik adj
1) of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
2) mediated by or acting on the sympathetic nerves
sym·pa·thet·i·cal·ly -i-k(ə-)lē adv
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sym·pa·thet·ic (sim″pə-thetґik) [Gr. sympathētikos] 2. pertaining to, caused by, or exhibiting sympathy. pertaining to the sympathetic nervous system or one of its nerves; see under system.Medical dictionary. 2011.