nerve

nerve definition - medical

nerve (nûrv)

noun
  1. Any of the cordlike bundles of nervous tissue made up of myelinated or unmyelinated nerve fibers and held together by a connective tissue sheath through which sensory stimuli and motor impulses pass between the brain or other parts of the central nervous system and the eyes, glands, muscles, and other parts of the body.
  2. The sensitive tissue in the pulp of a tooth.
  3. nerves Nervous agitation caused by fear, anxiety, or stress.

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