nerve cord

noun

a single hollow tract of nervous tissue that constitutes the central nervous system of chordates and develops into the spinal cord and brain in vertebrates.

a solid double strand of nerve fibers along the length of the body in elongate invertebrates, as earthworms and insects, connecting with a pair of nerve ganglia at each body segment.

Origin of nerve cord

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby nerve cord

nerve block anesthesia, nerve cell, nerve center, nerve centre, nerve conduction, nerve cord, nerve decompression, nerve fiber, nerve fibre, nerve gas, nerve graft

Example sentences from the Web for nerve cord

This is an elastic rod of cartilage, lying just beneath the spinal marrow or nerve-cord, which runs backward from the brain.
The Whence and the Whither of Man|John Mason Tyler
Just beneath the nerve-cord note a blood-vessel extending the length of the body.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition|Vernon L. Kellogg
A streak or groove forms along its axis, and becomes the nerve-cord running along the back.
The World's Greatest Books - Volume 15 - Science|Various
There is a slight swelling on the nerve-cord in each segment of the body.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition|Vernon L. Kellogg

单词	nerve cord
释义	nerve cord noun a single hollow tract of nervous tissue that constitutes the central nervous system of chordates and develops into the spinal cord and brain in vertebrates. a solid double strand of nerve fibers along the length of the body in elongate invertebrates, as earthworms and insects, connecting with a pair of nerve ganglia at each body segment. Origin of nerve cord First recorded in 1875–80 Words nearby nerve cord nerve block anesthesia, nerve cell, nerve center, nerve centre, nerve conduction, nerve cord, nerve decompression, nerve fiber, nerve fibre, nerve gas, nerve graft Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nerve cord This is an elastic rod of cartilage, lying just beneath the spinal marrow or nerve-cord, which runs backward from the brain. The Whence and the Whither of Man\|John Mason Tyler Just beneath the nerve-cord note a blood-vessel extending the length of the body. Elementary Zoology, Second Edition\|Vernon L. Kellogg A streak or groove forms along its axis, and becomes the nerve-cord running along the back. The World's Greatest Books - Volume 15 - Science\|Various There is a slight swelling on the nerve-cord in each segment of the body. Elementary Zoology, Second Edition\|Vernon L. Kellogg
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