sympath
sympath — 構詞成分
1. a word element borrowed from Greek that attaches to the beginning of a medical t
交感神經
指與交感神經系統相關的醫學構詞元素
a word element borrowed from Greek that attaches to the beginning of a medical term to show a connection with the sympathetic nervous system — the part of your nervous system that controls automatic body responses like a faster heartbeat, wider breathing tubes, and higher blood pressure when you are under stress or in danger.
During an asthma attack, the doctor used a sympathomimetic inhaler to open the child's narrowed airways.
在氣喘發作時，醫生用了一台擬交感神經吸入器來打開孩子收縮的呼吸道。
sympatho-mimetic = mimics sympathetic nerve activity; concrete: asthma context
Doctors prescribed a sympatholytic agent to lower the patient's dangerously high blood pressure by blocking sympathetic nerve signals.
醫生開了一種交感神經阻斷劑，透過阻斷交感神經訊號來降低病人危險的高血壓。
sympatho-lytic = blocks sympathetic nerve activity
The nurse gave the patient atenolol, a sympatholytic drug blocking stress effects on the heart.
護理師給病人服用阿替洛爾，這是一種能阻斷壓力對心臟影響的交感神經阻斷藥物。
Patients with sweaty palms may choose a sympathectomy to cut overactive sympathetic nerves.
手掌出汗的病人可能會選擇交感神經切除術，切斷過度活躍的交感神經。
In class, students saw epinephrine, a sympathomimetic drug, widen a volunteer's pupils within seconds.
在課堂上，學生們看到擬交感神經藥物腎上腺素如何在幾秒內讓一名志願者的瞳孔擴大。
- sympathetic (combining form sense)
an alternative combining form with the same meaning, though 'sympath-' is more common as the base in specialised terms
- adrenergic
refers specifically to nerve fibres that release norepinephrine; overlaps with the sympathetic system but is not identical in scope
- parasympath-
combining form for the parasympathetic nervous system, which controls 'rest and digest' functions opposite to the sympathetic system
文法句型
sympath- + connecting vowel -o- + [suffix] (e.g. sympatho-mimetic, sympatho-lytic)
用法筆記
When 'sympath-' attaches to a suffix beginning with a consonant, a linking vowel '-o-' is inserted (e.g. 'sympatholytic', not 'sympathlytic'). The combining form appears almost exclusively in specialised medical and biological writing; most English speakers encounter it only in dictionary entries or pharmacology textbooks.