nervous systemnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈnɜː.vəs ˌsɪs.təm/us/ˈnɝː.vəs ˌsɪs.təm/An animal's or person's nervous system consists of its brain and all the nerves in its body that together make movement and feeling possible by sending messages around the body.
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The brain & nervous system
- -brained
- amygdala
- arachnoid
- ascending
- autonomic nervous system
- ganglion
- grey matter
- hypothalamus
- innervate
- innervation
- intracranial
- intrathecal
- nerve cell
- neuron
- peripheral nervous system
- postganglionic
- preganglionic
- reflex arc
- sensory neuron
- synapse
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