nervous : Idioms & Phrases
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- autonomic nervous system
- central nervous system
- nervous breakdown
- nervous disorder
- nervous exhaustion
- Nervous fever
- nervous impulse
- nervous prostration
- nervous strain
- Nervous system
- Nervous temperament
- nervous tissue
- parasympathetic nervous system
- peripheral nervous system
- sympathetic nervous system
autonomic nervous system
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noun the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands
ANS.
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central nervous system
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noun the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord
systema nervosum centrale; CNS.
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nervous breakdown
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noun a severe or incapacitating emotional disorder
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nervous disorder
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noun a disorder of the nervous system
neurological disorder; neurological disease.
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nervous exhaustion
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noun an emotional disorder that leaves you exhausted and unable to work
nervous exhaustion.
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Nervous fever
(Med.) , a low form of fever characterized by great disturbance of the nervous system, as evinced by delirium, or stupor, disordered sensibility, etc.
Webster 1913
nervous impulse
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noun the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber
neural impulse; nerve impulse; impulse.
- they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus
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nervous prostration
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noun an emotional disorder that leaves you exhausted and unable to work
nervous exhaustion.
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nervous strain
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noun (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
strain; mental strain.
- his responsibilities were a constant strain
- the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him
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Nervous system
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noun the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells
systema nervosum.
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(Anat.) , the specialized coördinating apparatus which endows animals with sensation and volition. In vertebrates it is often divided into three systems: the central, brain and spinal cord; the peripheral, cranial and spinal nerves; and the sympathetic. SeeBrain ,Nerve ,Spinal cord , underSpinal , andSympathetic system , underSympathetic , and Illust. in Appendix.
Webster 1913
Nervous temperament
- a condition of body characterized by a general predominance of mental manifestations.
Webster 1913
nervous tissue
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noun tissue composed of neurons
nerve tissue.
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parasympathetic nervous system
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noun originates in the brain stem and lower part of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the sympathetic nervous system: stimulates digestive secretions; slows the heart; constricts the pupils; dilates blood vessels
parasympathetic.
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peripheral nervous system
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noun the section of the nervous system lying outside the brain and spinal cord
systema nervosum periphericum.
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sympathetic nervous system
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noun originates in the thoracic regions of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the parasympathetic: reduces digestive secretions; speeds the heart; contracts blood vessels