| 单词 | nerve centre |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnerve centre nerve centre n. (a) Anatomy and Zoology, a ganglion (group of nerve cell bodies); (also) a region of the nervous system controlling a specific function; (b) (figurative) a centre of information flow or control. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > nervous system > substance of nervous system > [noun] > nerve cell > groups of touch body1853 touch corpuscle1856 nerve centre1870 paraganglion1907 the world > life > the body > nervous system > cerebrospinal axis > [noun] > grey matter > nerve centre ganglion1805 centre1809 nerve bulb1862 nerve centre1870 the world > space > relative position > central condition or position > [noun] > position of being in the midst > point which forms centre for its surroundings > centre of activity, operations, etc. metropolis1599 metropolitana1620 focus1796 foyer1799 nerve-knot1832 hub1858 nerve centre1870 storm centre1894 nexus1971 1870 H. Spencer Princ. Psychol. (ed. 2) I. i. ii. 27 A mass of grey matter with imbedded vesicles—a nerve-centre or ganglion. 1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. III. ci. 418 Wall Street is the great nerve centre of all American business. 1931 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 17 239 Do these substances so introduced act peripherally..or do they act directly upon subependymal and diencephalic nerve centers? 2001 Smarthouse Feb. 24/1 The communications cabinet on the wall of the cupboard on the first floor landing is the nerve centre for 3,000 metres of cable. < as lemmas |
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