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1. (n.) nervous system
the system of neurons, neurochemicals, and allied structures involved in receiving sensory stimuli, generating and coordinating responses, and controlling bodily activities: in vertebrates it includes the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia.
Etymology: (1730–40)
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1. (noun) nervous system, systema nervosum
the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells
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1. nervous system
The entire nerve apparatus, composed of a central part, the brain and spinal cord, and a peripheral part, the cranial and spinal nerves, autonomic ganglia, and plexuses. (Stedman, 26th ed)
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Sense: the brain, spinal cord and nerves of a person or animal.
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 Afrikaans: senuweestelsel |
 Arabic: جِهاز عَصَبي |
 Bulgarian: нервна система |
 Brazilian: sistema nervoso |
 Czech: nervová soustava |
 German: das Nervensystem |
 Danish: centralnervesystemet |
 Greek: νευρικό σύστημα |
 Spanish: sistema nervioso |
 Estonian: närvisüsteem |
 Farsi: سلسله عصب |
 Finnish: hermosto |
 French: système nerveux |
 Hebrew: מַעֲרֶכֶת הַעֲצַבִּים |
 Hindi: तंत्रिका तंत्र |
 Croatian: živčani sustav |
 Hungarian: idegrendszer |
 Indonesian: sistem saraf |
 Icelandic: taugakerfi |
 Italian: sistema nervoso |
 Japanese: 神経系 |
 Korean: 신경계 |
 Lithuanian: nervų sistema |
 Latvian: nervu sistēma |
 Malay: sistem saraf |
 Dutch: zenuwstelsel |
 Norwegian: nervesystem |
 Polish: system nerwowy |
 Persian: سلسله عصب |
 Pashto: عصبى سيسټم |
 Portuguese: sistema nervoso |
 Romanian: sistem nervos |
 Russian: нервная система |
 Slovak: nervový systém |
 Slovenian: živčni sistem |
 Serbian: nervni sistem |
 Swedish: nervsystem |
 Thai: ระบบประสาท |
 Turkish: sinir sistemi |
 Taiwanese: 神經系統 |
 Ukrainian: нервова система |
 Urdu: اعصابي نظام |
 Vietnamese: hệ thống thần kinh |
 Chinese: 神经系统 |
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