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nervous systems

nervous systems is the plural of nervous system.

Meaning of nervous system

Noun

nervous system (plural nervous systems)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    systema nervosum

Questions about nervous systems

What is nervous systems the plural of?
Nervous systems is the plural of nervous system.

Words near nervous systems in the dictionary

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  9. nervous wreck
  10. nervous wrecks
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