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nervous tissue

nervous tissue

1 4.2
Tissue made of cells that send signals through the body to control movement and feeling
  • noun
  • /ˈnɜrvəs ˈtɪʃu/
  • Specialized
translation icon : tejido nervioso
  • If people who have suffered head or cerebrovascular injuries can recover, I think someone who was on antipsychotic medication for 4 months can recover (assuming you really have damage to the nervous tissue of your brain).
  • brain and nervous tissue

Examples

  • Significant nerve injury occurs early and becomes irreversible, with death of nerves and scarring and swelling of damaged nervous tissue.

    Academic text (2011)

  • In the early stages, they feed on nervous tissue.

    Mindwarp (1992)

  • The filaments are loaded with nervous tissue, and the area is incredibly blood-rich and sensitive.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • I don't know if the medication you took has damaged the nervous tissue of your brain or if the changes you are describing have resulted from prolonged stress and disturbances in mood.

    Blog text (12)

  • This technique is based on the diffusion of water, and it seems that the accuracy of this technique is superior to MRI for detecting changes in nervous tissue structures.

    Blog text (17)

  • The brain is made up of specialized nervous tissue that transmits signals throughout the body.

  • Damage to nervous tissue can lead to serious impairment in the nervous system's functions.

  • Nervous tissue plays a crucial role in connecting various parts of the body and processing information.

Synonyms

nerve tissue
vsnervous tissue
  • Specialized
1 4.5

A group of cells that carry messages between the brain, spinal cord, and body

has identical meaning but is an alternate standard term used in writing

Surface Forms

nervous tissue singular
nervous tissues plural

Morphology

nervous + tissue

The meaning is directly and compositionally built from 'nervous' (relating to nerves) + 'tissue' (a group of cells), so a learner who knows both words can infer it as tissue composed of nerve-related cells. Although somewhat technical, the term is regular and cross-linguistically transparent rather than idiomatic, so it should be understandable at B1 given knowledge of the parts.

Etymology

The compound nervous tissue names the tissue in the body that is full of nervous cells and nerves. These cells carry 'signals' like tiny wires, so the phrase means the tissue that sends messages around the body.