nervous system
English
An overview of the human nervous system.
Noun
nervous system (plural nervous systems)
- An organ system that coordinates the activities of muscles, monitors organs, constructs and processes data received from the senses, and initiates actions.
- Synonym: systema nervosum
- Meronyms: brain, brainstem, ganglion, nerve, spinal cord
- 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, OCLC 246633669, PC, scene: Biotics: Biotic Amps Codex entry:
- Biotics manipulate mass effect fields using dozens of element zero nodules within their nervous system that react to electric stimuli from the brain. Amplifiers allow biotics to synchronize the nodules so they can form fields large and strong enough for practical use.
Translations
system which coordinates the activity of the body
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References
- “nervous system”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Further reading
- Gray, Henry (1918), “Neurology”, in Anatomy of the Human Body (in English), 20th edition edition, Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, published 2000, →ISBN, retrieved 11 December 2009
- “nervous system”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “nervous system, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- nervous system at OneLook Dictionary Search
- “nervous system” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2023.
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