nervous system
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nervous system
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1703, nervous + system.
noun nervous systems
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An organ system whose principal constituent is nervous tissue that coordinates the activities of muscles, monitors organs, constructs and processes data received from the senses, and initiates actions.
Sudden anger rose in him. “What I’m looking for,” he barked, “is to be left in peace.” His voice trembled with a rage far bigger than her intrusion merited, the rage which shocked him whenever it coursed through his nervous system, like a flood.
Similar: systema nervosum, nervous system
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noun system which coordinates the activity of the body
| Español | sistema nervioso |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 神経系 shinkeikei |
| 中文 | 神經系統 /神经系统 shénjīng xìtǒng |
| हिन्दी | तंत्रिका तंत्र tantrikā tantra |
| Kiswahili | mfumo wa neva |
| Português | sistema nervoso |
| Français | système nerveux |
| Deutsch | Nervensystem |
| Italiano | sistema nervoso |
| Ελληνικά | νευρικό σύστημα nevrikó sýstima |
| Română | sistem nervos |
| Русский | не́рвная систе́ма nérvnaja sistéma |
| Tiếng Việt | hệ thần kinh |
| العربية | جِهَاز عَصَبِيّ jihāz ʕaṣabiyy |
| עברית | מערכת העצבים maarékhet ha-atsabím |
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title = {nervous system},
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