slovo | definícia |
nerve (mass) | nerve
- nerv, drzosť, odvaha |
nerve (encz) | nerve,drzost Zdeněk Brož |
nerve (encz) | nerve,nerv n: [med.] |
nerve (encz) | nerve,odvaha Zdeněk Brož |
nerve (gcide) | nerve \nerve\ (n[~e]rv), n. [OE. nerfe, F. nerf, L. nervus, akin
to Gr. ney^ron sinew, nerve; cf. neyra` string, bowstring;
perh. akin to E. needle. Cf. Neuralgia.]
1. (Anat.) One of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers,
with the accompanying tissues, which transmit nervous
impulses between nerve centers and various parts of the
animal body.
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Note: An ordinary nerve is made up of several bundles of
nerve fibers, each bundle inclosed in a special sheath
(the perineurium) and all bound together in a
connective tissue sheath and framework (the epineurium)
containing blood vessels and lymphatics.
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2. A sinew or a tendon. --Pope.
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3. Physical force or steadiness; muscular power and control;
constitutional vigor.
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he led me on to mightiest deeds,
Above the nerve of mortal arm. --Milton.
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4. Steadiness and firmness of mind; self-command in personal
danger, or under suffering; unshaken courage and
endurance; coolness; pluck; resolution.
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5. Audacity; assurance. [Slang]
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6. (Bot.) One of the principal fibrovascular bundles or ribs
of a leaf, especially when these extend straight from the
base or the midrib of the leaf.
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7. (Zool.) One of the nervures, or veins, in the wings of
insects.
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Nerve cell (Anat.), a neuron, one of the nucleated cells
with which nerve fibers are connected; a ganglion cell
is one type of nerve cell.
Nerve fiber (Anat.), one of the fibers of which nerves are
made up. These fibers are either medullated or
nonmedullated. In both kinds the essential part is the
translucent threadlike axis cylinder which is continuous
the whole length of the fiber.
Nerve stretching (Med.), the operation of stretching a
nerve in order to remedy diseases such as tetanus, which
are supposed to be influenced by the condition of the
nerve or its connections.
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Nerve (gcide) | Nerve \Nerve\ (n[~e]rv), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nerved
(n[~e]rvs); p. pr. & vb. n. Nerving.]
To give strength or vigor to; to supply with force; as, fear
nerved his arm.
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nerve (wn) | nerve
n 1: any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and
tissues of the body [syn: nerve, nervus]
2: the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk";
"you haven't got the heart for baseball" [syn: heart,
mettle, nerve, spunk]
3: impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness";
"he had the effrontery to question my honesty" [syn:
boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek]
v 1: get ready for something difficult or unpleasant [syn:
steel, nerve] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
nerve (mass) | nerve
- nerv, drzosť, odvaha |
a bundle of nerves (encz) | a bundle of nerves,nervózní osoba n: Zdeněk Brož |
auditory nerve (encz) | auditory nerve,sluchový nerv n: slady |
cervical nerve (encz) | cervical nerve, n: |
coccygeal nerve (encz) | coccygeal nerve, n: |
cranial nerve (encz) | cranial nerve, n: |
cubital nerve (encz) | cubital nerve, n: |
depressor nerve (encz) | depressor nerve, n: |
eighth cranial nerve (encz) | eighth cranial nerve, n: |
eleventh cranial nerve (encz) | eleventh cranial nerve, n: |
facial nerve (encz) | facial nerve, n: |
femoral nerve (encz) | femoral nerve, n: |
fifth cranial nerve (encz) | fifth cranial nerve, n: |
first cranial nerve (encz) | first cranial nerve, n: |
fourth cranial nerve (encz) | fourth cranial nerve, n: |
free nerve ending (encz) | free nerve ending, n: |
get on my nerves (encz) | get on my nerves, |
glossopharyngeal nerve (encz) | glossopharyngeal nerve, n: |
hypoglossal nerve (encz) | hypoglossal nerve, n: |
lumbar nerve (encz) | lumbar nerve, n: |
medullated nerve fiber (encz) | medullated nerve fiber, n: |
motor nerve (encz) | motor nerve, n: |
motor nerve fiber (encz) | motor nerve fiber, n: |
musculospiral nerve (encz) | musculospiral nerve, n: |
myelinated nerve fiber (encz) | myelinated nerve fiber, n: |
nerve (encz) | nerve,drzost Zdeněk Brožnerve,nerv n: [med.] nerve,odvaha Zdeněk Brož |
nerve agent (encz) | nerve agent, n: |
nerve block anaesthesia (encz) | nerve block anaesthesia, n: |
nerve block anesthesia (encz) | nerve block anesthesia, n: |
nerve cell (encz) | nerve cell,nervová buňka |
nerve center (encz) | nerve center,nervové centrum |
nerve centre (encz) | nerve centre, n: |
nerve compression (encz) | nerve compression, n: |
nerve deafness (encz) | nerve deafness, n: |
nerve end (encz) | nerve end, n: |
nerve ending (encz) | nerve ending, n: |
nerve entrapment (encz) | nerve entrapment, n: |
nerve fiber (encz) | nerve fiber, n: |
nerve fibre (encz) | nerve fibre, n: |
nerve gas (encz) | nerve gas,nervový plyn |
nerve growth factor (encz) | nerve growth factor, n: |
nerve impulse (encz) | nerve impulse,nervový impuls |
nerve pathway (encz) | nerve pathway, n: |
nerve plexus (encz) | nerve plexus, n: |
nerve tissue (encz) | nerve tissue, n: |
nerve tract (encz) | nerve tract, n: |
nerve-racking (encz) | nerve-racking,nervy drásající |
nerve-wracking (encz) | nerve-wracking,nervy drásající |
nerveless (encz) | nerveless,chladnokrevný |
nervelessly (encz) | nervelessly,chladnokrevně |
nervelessness (encz) | nervelessness,chladnokrevnost |
nerveroot (encz) | nerveroot, n: |
nerves (encz) | nerves,nervy |
nerves of steel (encz) | nerves of steel, |
ninth cranial nerve (encz) | ninth cranial nerve, n: |
oculomotor nerve (encz) | oculomotor nerve, n: |
olfactory nerve (encz) | olfactory nerve, n: |
optic nerve (encz) | optic nerve, n: |
organophosphate nerve agent (encz) | organophosphate nerve agent, n: |
phrenic nerve (encz) | phrenic nerve, n: |
pneumogastric nerve (encz) | pneumogastric nerve, n: |
radial nerve (encz) | radial nerve, n: |
sacral nerve (encz) | sacral nerve, n: |
saphenous nerve (encz) | saphenous nerve, n: |
sciatic nerve (encz) | sciatic nerve, n: |
second cranial nerve (encz) | second cranial nerve, n: |
sensory nerve (encz) | sensory nerve, n: |
seventh cranial nerve (encz) | seventh cranial nerve, n: |
sixth cranial nerve (encz) | sixth cranial nerve, n: |
spinal nerve (encz) | spinal nerve, n: |
splanchnic nerve (encz) | splanchnic nerve, n: |
tenth cranial nerve (encz) | tenth cranial nerve, n: |
third cranial nerve (encz) | third cranial nerve, n: |
thoracic nerve (encz) | thoracic nerve, n: |
trigeminal nerve (encz) | trigeminal nerve, n: |
trochlear nerve (encz) | trochlear nerve, n: |
twelfth cranial nerve (encz) | twelfth cranial nerve, n: |
ulnar nerve (encz) | ulnar nerve, n: |
unnerve (encz) | unnerve,vynervovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
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