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rami communicantes

the nerve fibers that connect the ganglia of the sympathetic chain to spinal nerves. They include both the gray rami communicantes (see gray ramus) and the white rami communicantes.

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biopsychosocial

biopsychosocial

adj. denoting a systematic integration of biological, psychological, and social approaches to the study of mental health and specific mental disorders. [coined by U.S. psychiatrist George L. Engel (1913–1999)]