nerve tissue
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- noun
- /nɜrv ˈtɪʃu/
- Specialized
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tejido nervioso
- Similar to other organ systems, this collagen formation increases tissue strength; however, in nerve tissue, it also causes mechanical dysfunction (26).
- nerve tissue in the brain
Examples
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This surgery is at a high risk for complications because the intraneural elements are intimately associated with the nerve tissue.
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Increased pressure seems to affect the nerve tissue earlier and more severely than the muscle tissue.
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Accelerated cell division results in early maturity of nerve tissue.
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When the pulp is affected, the nerve tissue within your teeth can become infected.
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Normal cellular prion proteins occur naturally in many tissues, including brain and other nerve tissue, but their functions are not well understood.
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This includes an elaborate procedure for staining nerve tissue for electron microscopy studies.
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Pathologic examination revealed only scar tissue and normal nerve tissue; there was no evidence of malignancy.
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They can synthesize nerve tissue perfectly matched to their host, or blood, bone, or muscle as needed.
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With prolonged periods of microcirculatory ischemia, necrosis of the intracompartmental tissues, including muscle and nerve tissue, results.
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The surgeon is studying how to repair damaged nerve tissue after an injury.
Synonyms
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Tissue made of cells that send signals through the body to control movement and feeling
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'nerve tissue' is directly compositional: it denotes tissue composed of nerves, which follows the straightforward noun+noun pattern where the first noun specifies the kind of the second. This construction is common in English and other languages and a B1 learner who knows 'nerve' and 'tissue' can readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The name nerve tissue describes the body tissue that makes nerves and is made of cells that send tiny 'messages' to the brain and the rest of the body. So nerve tissue means the tissue that carries those nerve 'messages' or 'signals'.