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語源

1703, nervous +‎ system.

名詞

nervous system (plural nervous systems)

1. An organ system whose principal constituent is nervous tissue that coordinates the activities of muscles, monitors organs, constructs and processes data received from the senses, and initiates actions.

   Synonym: systema nervosum

   Meronyms: brain, brainstem, ganglion, nerve, spinal cord

   • 2001, Salman Rushdie, Fury: A Novel, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 5:

     Sudden anger rose in him. “What I’m looking for,” he barked, “is to be left in peace.” His voice trembled with a rage far bigger than her intrusion merited, the rage which shocked him whenever it coursed through his nervous system, like a flood.

   • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Biotics: Biotic Amps Codex entry:

     Biotics manipulate mass effect fields using dozens of element zero nodules within their nervous system that react to electric stimuli from the brain. Amplifiers allow biotics to synchronize the nodules so they can form fields large and strong enough for practical use.

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Further reading

• Gray, Henry (1918) “Neurology”, in Anatomy of the Human Body‎, 20th edition, Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, published 2000, →ISBN, retrieved 11 December 2009
• “nervous system”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “nervous system, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “nervous system”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “nervous system” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.