nervous system
noun
: the bodily system that in vertebrates is made up of the brain and spinal cord, nerves, ganglia, and parts of the receptor organs and that receives and interprets stimuli and transmits impulses to the effector organs see autonomic nervous system, central nervous system, peripheral nervous system
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web To ensure that control, the researchers had to wire into the roach’s nervous system. 
Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 9 Sep. 2022 There, the nervous system can sense safety as opposed to danger, which occurs when we are stressed or anxious and our sympathetic trauma responds to the perception of danger. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 Instead, a population of cells called the neural crest migrates in from the developing nervous system and then converts to cartilage once in the arch. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 7 July 2022 The nervous system is most sensitive in the ears, hands or feet. Greg Presto, Men's Health, 20 June 2022 It’s characterized by a frenzy of activity in the nervous system, and physical symptoms like high blood pressure, a fast pulse, fever, and sweating. Carly Vandergriendt, SELF, 17 May 2022 Spider napping Spiders, and specifically jumping spiders, may have more going on mentally than might be assumed based on their tiny size and correspondingly tiny nervous system. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 8 Aug. 2022 For the past 15 years, this relationship between the nervous system in our gut and the one in our head, has become a hot research topic. Jess Cording, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 Surveys such as this are typically used together with physical diagnosis and history to estimate if and how much the patient’s nervous system is overreacting to pain signals. Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2022 See More
Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 9 Sep. 2022 There, the nervous system can sense safety as opposed to danger, which occurs when we are stressed or anxious and our sympathetic trauma responds to the perception of danger. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 Instead, a population of cells called the neural crest migrates in from the developing nervous system and then converts to cartilage once in the arch. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 7 July 2022 The nervous system is most sensitive in the ears, hands or feet. Greg Presto, Men's Health, 20 June 2022 It’s characterized by a frenzy of activity in the nervous system, and physical symptoms like high blood pressure, a fast pulse, fever, and sweating. Carly Vandergriendt, SELF, 17 May 2022 Spider napping Spiders, and specifically jumping spiders, may have more going on mentally than might be assumed based on their tiny size and correspondingly tiny nervous system. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 8 Aug. 2022 For the past 15 years, this relationship between the nervous system in our gut and the one in our head, has become a hot research topic. Jess Cording, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 Surveys such as this are typically used together with physical diagnosis and history to estimate if and how much the patient’s nervous system is overreacting to pain signals. Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1703, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
nervous system
noun
: a system of the body that in vertebrates includes the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and sense organs and receives, interprets, and responds to stimuli from inside and outside the body
Medical Definition
nervous system
noun
: the bodily system that in vertebrates is made up of the brain and spinal cord, nerves, ganglia, and parts of the receptor organs and that receives and interprets stimuli and transmits impulses to the effector organs see autonomic nervous system, central nervous system, peripheral nervous system