Synonyms for nervous system
ner·vous sys·tem

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1. nervous systemnoun

   Synonyms:
   systema nervosum

2. nervous systemnoun

   An organ system that coordinates the activities of muscles, monitors organs, constructs and processes data received from the senses and initiates actions.

   Synonyms:
   systema nervosum

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1. nervous system, systema nervosumnoun

   the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells

   Synonyms:
   systema nervosum

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1. Sherry Chou:

   Right now, we actually don't know enough to say definitely how Covid-19 affects the brain and nervous system, until we can answer some of the most fundamental questions, it would be too early to speculate on treatments.

2. Marc LaRochelle:

   But the other thing [opioids] can do is cause central nervous system depression, and they can decrease your respiratory rate.

3. Rene Anand:

   It not only looks like the developing brain, its diverse cell types express nearly all genes like a brain, we’ve struggled for a long time trying to solve complex brain disease problems that cause tremendous pain and suffering. The power of this brain model bodes very well for human health because it gives us better and more relevant options to test and develop therapeutics other than rodents. Rene Anand, who began his quest four years ago, studies the association between nicotinic receptors and central nervous system disorders. He’s hopeful that the lab-grown brain will provide ethical and more rapid and accurate testing of experimental drugs before the clinical trial stage.

4. Sam Torbati:

   When we test them, we discover that what's producing these changes is a central nervous system effect of coronavirus.

5. Todd Arnedt:

   When we get anxious, that turns on what's called the sympathetic nervous system, the nervous system that gets us anxious and prepares our body to fight or flight, our heart beats faster ; our breathing speeds up.