nerves

Definition of nerves in English English dictionary: specialized cells that use chemical reactions to send an impulse from the outside world to the brain and spinal cord; A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another; third-person singular of nerve; A bunch of neurons running in parallel; Fibers containing nerve cells that convey impulses from the central nervous system to other parts of the body; control of your emotions; "this kind of tension is not good for my nerves; plural of nerve; an uneasy psychological state; "he suffered an attack of nerves"; {i} control of one's emotions; nervous state or condition caused by stress or fear or anxiety; control of your emotions; "this kind of tension is not good for my nerves"; The extensions which branch off of the brain and spinal cord and carry information to all parts of the body
nerves of steel: great courage, mental strength
nerves-: The extensions which branch off of the brain and spinal cord and carry information to all parts of the body
nerves-: control of your emotions; "this kind of tension is not good for my nerves"
nerves-: A bunch of neurons running in parallel
nerves-: specialized cells that use chemical reactions to send an impulse from the outside world to the brain and spinal cord
nerves-: Fibers containing nerve cells that convey impulses from the central nervous system to other parts of the body
nerves-: A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another
nerves-: an uneasy psychological state; "he suffered an attack of nerves"
bundle of nerves: A lively, continually active person
He found Pesita pacing back and forth before his tent—an energetic bundle of nerves which no amount of hard riding and fighting could tire or discourage.
bundle of nerves: A person with an especially nervous, excitable, or fearful disposition
She is a jittery bundle of nerves rather than the tough stoic she ought to be.
cranial nerves: plural form of cranial nerve
facial nerves: plural form of facial nerve
fifth cranial nerves: plural form of fifth cranial nerve
get on somebody's nerves: To annoy or irritate; to bother
Gerty wished to goodness they would take their squalling baby home out of that and not get on her nerves.
ischiatic nerves: plural form of ischiatic nerve
median nerves: plural form of median nerve
nerve: Agitation caused by fear, stress or other negative emotion
nerve: A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics
nerve: A neuron
nerve: Stamina, endurance, fortitude
nerve: To give courage; sometimes with "up"
May their example nerve us to face the enemy.
nerve: Courage, boldness
nerve: Audacity, gall
He had the nerve to enter my house uninvited.
nerve: To give strength
The liquor nerved up several of the men after their icy march.
nerve: A vein in a leaf; a grain in wood
Some plants have ornamental value because of their contrasting nerves.
oculomotor nerves: plural form of oculomotor nerve
optic nerves: plural form of optic nerve
sciatic nerves: plural form of sciatic nerve
trigeminal nerves: plural form of trigeminal nerve
vagus nerves: plural form of vagus nerve
war of nerves: A situation in which opposed parties refrain from direct conflict but maintain a tense, contentious relationship in which each uses annoyances or intimidating psychological tactics to attempt to dishearten and unnerve the other
We assume that a dangerous brinkmanship, a war of nerves, is under way, but it will not grow into a hot war, the official told Tass.
war of nerves: Warfare or other physical conflict in which one or more combatting parties use especially demoralizing and frightening tactics to attempt to unnerve their opponents
In the future, war will not merely be one of men and machines, it will be a war of wills and a war of nerves..
nerve: Patience
nerve: Nerves are long thin fibres that transmit messages between your brain and other parts of your body. spinal nerves. in cases where the nerve fibres are severed
nerve: {v} to give nerves, strength or vigor
nerve: {n} an organ of sensation, a whitish vessel
get on one's nerves: (deyim) Make someone nervous
1. John's noisy eating habits get on your nerves. 2. Children get on their parents' nerves by asking so many questions.
get on one's nerves: (deyim) Irritate someone
1. John's noisy eating habits get on your nerves. 2. Children get on their parents' nerves by asking so many questions.
acoustic nerves: auditory nerves, nerves which receive and transmit sound to the brain
auditory nerves: nerves connecting the inner ear to the brain, nerves which transmit impulses concerned with hearing and balance
bundle of nerves: very nervous person, anxious person
bundle of nerves: An extremely nervous person
frayed his nerves: irritated him
get on one's nerves: aggravate someone; annoy someone
gets on one's nerves: irritate someone, exasperate someone
got on his nerves: irritated him, exasperated him, annoyed him
has nerves of steel: scared by nothing
iron nerves: bothered by nothing
lose one's nerves: lose one's courage, lose one's confidence
nerve: One or more fibers or bundles of fibers which form a part of a system in the body that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc , between the spinal cord or brain and other body parts
nerve: A cordlike bundle of nerve fibers (axons and/or dendrites) and its associated connective tissue coursing together outside the central nervous system
nerve: Stamina
nerve: A bundle of peripheral nerve fibers bound together into one or more fascicles by connective tissue
nerve: A sinew or a tendon
nerve: – A band of impulse-carrying fibers that carries messages or signals to and from the brain
nerve: {f} embolden; gather courage, strengthen oneself; cheer, encourage, inspire
nerve: To give courage, sometimes with "up"
nerve: {i} any bundle of fibers belonging to the nervous system that transmits sensations and messages between the brain and other parts of the body; tendon (Anatomy); vein in a leaf or insect wing; courage; daring; rude boldness (Informal)
nerve: the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"
nerve: the most prominent vein of a leaf
nerve: impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
nerve: Nerves provide sensory, motor, and automatic functions The arm and hand are served by the ulnar, median, and radial nerves Sensory feedback from the fingers affects the ability to grasp and manipulate items When this sensory function is impaired, from cold or nerve compression, our hands become clumsy and manipulations become difficult The nerves are a common site for CTDs Nerve disorders can also be brought on by mechanical pressure This pressure can be applied by badly designed tools or leaning against heard work surfaces
nerve: A simple or unbranched vein or slender rib
nerve: A bundle of nerve fibers (axons) The fibers are either afferent - leading toward the brain and serving in the perception of sensory stimuli of the ski, joints, muscles, and inner organs; or efferent - leading away from the brain and mediating contractions of muscles or organs
nerve: get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
nerve: Physical force or steadiness; muscular power and control; constitutional vigor
nerve: A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels, and lymphatics
nerve: You can refer to someone's feelings of anxiety or tension as nerves. I just played badly. It wasn't nerves. = nervousness
nerve: In the PNS, a collection of axons
nerve: the usually conspicuous nerves of a leaf
nerve: If you say that you have touched a nerve or touched a raw nerve, you mean that you have accidentally upset someone by talking about something that they feel strongly about or are very sensitive about. Alistair saw Henry shrink, as if the words had touched a nerve The mere mention of John had touched a very raw nerve indeed. nerve yourself to do sth/for sth to force yourself to be brave enough to do something difficult or dangerous
nerve: If someone or something gets on your nerves, they annoy or irritate you. Lately he's not done a bloody thing and it's getting on my nerves
nerve: Audacity; assurance
nerve: One of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers, with the accompanying tissues, which transmit nervous impulses between nerve centers and various parts of the animal body
nerve: Agitation caused by fear, stress, or other negative emotion
nerve: Latin nervus = tendon; later reserved for a peripheral bundle of fibres which conduct impulses from or to the central nervous system
nerve: Nerve is the courage that you need in order to do something difficult or dangerous. The brandy made him choke, but it restored his nerve He never got up enough nerve to meet me. = courage
nerve: —A bundle of fibers that transmit electrical messages between the brain and areas of the body; these messages convey sensory or motor function information
nerve: A nerve is a bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another See nervous system
nerve: If you refer to someone's nerves, you mean their ability to cope with problems such as stress, worry, and danger. Jill's nerves are stretched to breaking point I can be very patient, and then I can burst if my nerves are worn out
nerve: One of the nervures, or veins, in the wings of insects
nerve: Steadiness and firmness of mind; self- command in personal danger, or under suffering; unshaken courage and endurance; coolness; pluck; resolution
nerve: Courage
nerve: One of the principal fibrovascular bundles or ribs of a leaf, especially when these extend straight from the base or the midrib of the leaf
nerve: If you lose your nerve, you suddenly panic and become too afraid to do something that you were about to do. The bomber had lost his nerve and fled
nerve: The elastic resistance of unvulcanized rubber or rubber compounds to permanent defor- mation during processing Non-Blooming - The absence of a bloom
nerve: Audacity
nerve: a cordlike structure composed of fibers that conduct impulses between the central nervous system and other part of the body A nerve cell is a neuron, or cell that conducts neural impulses
nerve: disapproval If you say that someone has a nerve or has the nerve to do something, you are criticizing them for doing something which you feel they had no right to do. They've got a nerve, complaining about our behaviour He had the nerve to ask me to prove who I was
nerve: common term for tooth pulp which is the sensitive innermost portion of a tooth
nerve: any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
nerve: To give strength or vigor to; to supply with force; as, fear nerved his arm
nerve: A whitish cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles of myelinated or unlyelinated fibers, or more often mixtures of both coursing outside of the central nervous system, together with connective tissue within the fascicle and around the neurolemma of individual fibers
nerve: A bundle of nerve cells
nerve: A bundle of axons in the PNS?; e g , the thirty-one pairs of spinal nerves
nerve: If you hold your nerve or keep your nerve, you remain calm and determined in a difficult situation. He held his nerve to beat Andre Agassi in a five-set thriller on Court One We need to keep our nerve now. = keep your cool
nerve: A bundle of elongated axons belonging to hundreds or thousands of neurons, possibly both afferent and efferent neurons Connects portions of the nervous system to other portions and to receptors and effectors See also axon, neuron
spinal nerves: There are 31 pairs of spinal muscles: 8 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, and 1 coccygeal They are all mixed nerves attached to the spinal cord by a dorsal root composed on sensory fibres and a ventral root composed of motor fibres Except for the thoracic nerves T2-T12, the ventral rami of the spinal nerves combine and then split again as networks of nerves known as plexuses There are four such plexuses, but only one, the cervical plexus is of concern to us
spinal nerves: 24 pairs of nerves exiting from the spinal cord at segmental levels of the spinal column
spinal nerves: thirty-one pairs of mixed nerves (sensory and motor) that are second order lower motor neurons and form part of the final common pathway; they also form a reflex arc; their motor fibers originate on the ventral part of the spinal cord at the anterior horns of grey matter and their roots of sensory fibers are located on the dorsal side of the spinal cord in the posterior root ganglia; these join together to form the spinal nerves after they exit the spinal column; the spinal nerves receive only contralateral innervation from first order neurons
splanchnic nerves: of or pertaining to the nerves which supply sympathetic nerve stimulus to the abdomen
steady nerves: strong nerves, nerves that do not tremble
strong nerves: powerful nerves, stability, immunity, durability
war of nerves: A war of nerves is a conflict in which the opposing sides try to make each other feel less confident. the continuing war of nerves between the army and the leadership. A conflict marked by psychological tactics, such as intimidation and threats, that are intended to confuse, exhaust, and demoralize an enemy. an attempt to make an enemy worried, and to destroy their courage by threatening them, spreading false information etc
war of nerves: wearing down the enemy in a war-like manner