nerve

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nerve[1,noun] nerve[2,transitive verb] abducens nerve abducent nerve accessory nerve auditory nerve cranial nerve facial nerve glossopharyngeal nerve hypoglossal nerve

Main Entry: ¹nerve
Pronunciation: 'n&rv
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin nervus sinew, nerve; akin to Greek neuron sinew, nerve, nEn to spin -- more at NEEDLE
1 : SINEW, TENDON <strain every nerve>
2 : any of the filamentous bands of nervous tissue that connect parts of the nervous system with the other organs, conduct nervous impulses, and are made up of axons and dendrites together with protective and supportive structures
3 a : power of endurance or control : FORTITUDE, STRENGTH b : ASSURANCE, BOLDNESS; also : presumptuous audacity : GALL
4 a : a sore or sensitive point <her remark touched a nerve> b plural : nervous agitation or irritability : NERVOUSNESS <a case of nerves>
5 : VEIN 3
6 : the sensitive pulp of a tooth
synonym see TEMERITY