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gut-brain axis

gut-brain axis noun: a complex, two-way communication network linking the central nervous system (brain) and the enteric nervous system (gut); involving neural, endocrine, immune, and microbial signals that influence mood, cognition, digestion, and stress response.

Noun

gut-brain axis (countable and uncountable, plural gut-brain axes)

  1. A complex, two-way communication network linking the central nervous system (brain) and the enteric nervous system (gut); involving neural, endocrine, immune, and microbial signals that influence mood, cognition, digestion, and stress response.

Forms of gut-brain axis

pluralgut-brain axes

Questions about gut-brain axis

What does gut-brain axis mean?
Gut-brain axis means a complex, two-way communication network linking the central nervous system (brain) and the enteric nervous system (gut); involving neural, endocrine, immune, and microbial signals that influence mood, cognition, digestion, and stress response.
What part of speech is gut-brain axis?
Gut-brain axis is a noun.
What is the plural of gut-brain axis?
The plural of gut-brain axis is gut-brain axes.

Words near gut-brain axis in the dictionary

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  8. gut-breads
  9. gut-busting
  10. gut-check
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