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Noun: nervous system  'nur-vus 'sis-tum
  1. The sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells
    "The nervous system coordinates all bodily functions";
    - systema nervosum

Derived forms: nervous systems

Type of: system

Part of: body, organic structure

Encyclopedia: Nervous system