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nerve centre — noun 1. a center that provides information and control the nerve center of the diamond industry is in Amsterdam • Syn: ↑nerve center • Hypernyms: ↑center, ↑centre 2. a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process in most people the… … Useful english dictionary
nerve — I UK [nɜː(r)v] / US [nɜrv] noun Word forms nerve : singular nerve plural nerves ** 1) [countable] one of the groups of fibres in your body that carry messages between your brain and the rest of your body, communicating pain, pressure, feelings of … English dictionary
nerve centre — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms nerve centre : singular nerve centre plural nerve centres [usually singular] the centre of a business, or a political or other big organization, where decisions are made and activities are planned and directed… … English dictionary
nerve center — nerve ,center noun count 1. ) usually singular the center of a large business, political, or other organization, where decisions are made and activities are planned and directed 2. ) a part of the body such as your brain or SPINE, where many… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nerve — nerve1 W3S3 [nə:v US nə:rv] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(worried feelings)¦ 2¦(body part)¦ 3¦(courage)¦ 4 get on somebody s nerves 5¦(lack of respect)¦ 6 touch/hit a (raw) nerve 7 nerves of steel ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: nervus] … Dictionary of contemporary English
auditory nerve — noun a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea • Syn: ↑acoustic nerve, ↑vestibulocochlear nerve, ↑nervus vestibulocochlearis, ↑eighth cranial nerve • Hypernyms: ↑cranial nerve … Useful english dictionary
auditory nerve — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms auditory nerve : singular auditory nerve plural auditory nerves medical a nerve in your ear that sends signals relating to hearing and balance from your inner ear to your brain … English dictionary
optic nerve — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms optic nerve : singular optic nerve plural optic nerves medical the large nerve that sends signals relating to sight from the retina in your eye to your brain … English dictionary
Cerebellopontine angle syndrome — Classification and external resources ICD 9 191.6 Neoplasms of brain: Cerebellum NOS: Cerebellopontine angle The cerebellopontine angle is the anatomic space between the cerebellum and the pons. This is a common site for the growth of acoustic… … Wikipedia
benign paroxysmal positional vertigo — BPPV a common cause of vertigo in which the patient complains of brief episodes of rotatory vertigo precipitated by sudden head movements. It is thought to be due to microscopic debris derived from the otoliths of the utricle and displaced into… … The new mediacal dictionary
