Nervous System Definition

nûrvəs
noun
All the nerve cells and nervous tissues in an organism, including, in the vertebrates, the brain, spinal cord, ganglia, nerves, and nerve centers: it coordinates and controls responses to stimuli and conditions behavior and consciousness.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • systema nervosum

Other Word Forms of Nervous System

Noun

Singular:
nervous system
Plural:
nervous-systems

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