nervous system
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- noun
- /ˈnɜrvəs ˈsɪstəm/
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sistema nervioso
- The nervous system coordinates all our movements and sensations.
- central nervous system
- autonomic nervous system
- sympathetic nervous system
When we enter the world, our nervous system is primed for learning.
- When we enter the world, our nervous system is primed for learning.
- The central nervous system is mind boggling.
- It's critical for keeping the nervous system healthy and well controlled.
- It's knowing how to soothe your nervous system when you're scared.
- One, what particular aspect of my nervous system am I trying to change?
- When we have those things, we feel safe and our nervous systems and our bodies relax a bit.
- It'll keep your nervous system in check enough.
- Can you say how to calm your nervous system down?
- is you train your nervous system and your mind
- It was like I, I think my nervous system is broken.
- They are often in a state of their nervous systems just being fried.
- And so you're lending them your nervous system, but you're not telling them.
- So our central nervous systems, they get wound up faster.
- It just went into my nervous system and has stayed there all these years.
- And as I'm doing that, part of my nervous system is with my own body.
Examples
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Your entire nervous system is filled with actual brain cells.
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In addition, the male and female autonomic nervous systems respond differently to stress.
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And it's a fair question why the nervous system gets so much attention.
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It's coming from your nervous system and your memory.
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And the answer is the nervous system in working with the mind.
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When we have those things, we feel safe and our nervous systems and our bodies relax a bit.
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It's critical for keeping the nervous system healthy and well controlled.
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One, what particular aspect of my nervous system am I trying to change?
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When we enter the world, our nervous system is primed for learning.
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It compromises your nervous system.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'network of nerve cells and fibers...' is directly and transparently composed from 'nervous' (relating to nerves) + 'system' (an ensemble of cooperating parts). This is a literal, textbook compound found across languages (e.g., Spanish 'sistema nervioso'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should understand it.
Etymology
Nervous system joins nervous, meaning the body's nerves, and system, meaning a group working together, to make a picture of thin 'wires' carrying messages around the body. So it now means the network of nerves that 'sends messages' and controls 'feeling and movement'.