ALL meanings of nervous system
nerv·ous sys·tem
N n - noun nervous system anatomy: brain and nerves 1
- noun nervous system the system of nerves and nerve centers in an animal or human, including the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia. 1
- noun nervous system a particular part of this system. 1
- countable noun nervous system Your nervous system consists of all the nerves in your body together with your brain and spinal cord. 0
- noun nervous system the sensory and control apparatus of all multicellular animals above the level of sponges, consisting of a network of nerve cells 0
- noun nervous system 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 0