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SYSTEMA NERVOSUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells
Synonyms:
nervous system; systema nervosum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("systema nervosum" is a kind of...):
system (a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts)
Meronyms (parts of "systema nervosum"):
nerve tissue; nervous tissue (tissue composed of neurons)
ganglion (an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons)
nerve cell; neuron (a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses)
fascicle; fasciculus; fiber bundle; fibre bundle (a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers))
central nervous system; CNS; systema nervosum centrale (the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord)
neural net; neural network (any network of neurons or nuclei that function together to perform some function in the body)
peripheral nervous system; systema nervosum periphericum (the section of the nervous system lying outside the brain and spinal cord)
ANS; autonomic nervous system (the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "systema nervosum"):
sympathetic nervous system (originates in the thoracic regions of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the parasympathetic: reduces digestive secretions; speeds the heart; contracts blood vessels)
parasympathetic; parasympathetic nervous system (originates in the brain stem and lower part of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the sympathetic nervous system: stimulates digestive secretions; slows the heart; constricts the pupils; dilates blood vessels)
Holonyms ("systema nervosum" is a part of...):
body; organic structure (the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being))
