nervous system
nervous system noun: 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.
Noun
nervous system (plural nervous systems)
- 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.2001, Salman Rushdie, Fury: A Novel, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 5
- 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.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Biotics: Biotic Amps Codex entry
- Synonyms:
- systema nervosum
nervous system meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
nervous system in Hindi
- system which coordinates the activity of the body
- तंत्रिका तंत्र tantrikā tantra
nervous system in Tamil
- நரம்பு மண்டலம், நரம்புத்தொகுதி, நரம்பின் நரம்பில், நரம்பிய உளக்கிளர்ச்சி, நரம்பு விறைப்பு
nervous system in Urdu
- اعصابی نظام
nervous system in Telugu
- system which coordinates the activity of the body
- నాడీమండలము nāḍīmaṇḍalamu
More languagesFewer languages
- nervous system in Tagalog
- kaayusang-dagandam
- nervous system in Arabic
- جِهَاز عَصَبِيّ jihāz ʕaṣabiyy
- nervous system in Vietnamese
- hệ thần kinh
Synonyms of nervous system
- systema nervosum
Forms of nervous system
| plural | nervous systems |
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Origin of nervous system
1703, nervous + system.
Words formed from nervous system
Questions about nervous system
- What does nervous system mean?
- Nervous system means 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.
- What is nervous system in Hindi?
- Nervous system in Hindi is तंत्रिका तंत्र (tantrikā tantra). See Nervous system meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is nervous system?
- Nervous system is a noun.
- What is the plural of nervous system?
- The plural of nervous system is nervous systems.
Words near nervous system in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: nervous system (page history and authors); nervous system (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nervous system (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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