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The word
sympathetic
means different things in different contexts.
In
neurology
and
neuroscience
, the
sympathetic nervous system
is a part of the
autonomic nervous system
.
In
music theory
,
sympathetic strings
are strings on a
musical instrument
that
resonate
on their own.
In
psychology
,
sympathy
is a feeling of compassion or identification with another.
In
religion
,
metaphysics
,
medicine
,
sympathy
is the belief that like affects like, that something can be influenced through its relationship with another thing.
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