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91Nerve cord — may refer to the following structures: in invertebrates, it refers to the ventral nerve cord, whereas in chordates, it stands for the dorsal nerve cord. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an int …
92Nerve Growth Factor — Der Nervenwachstumsfaktor (engl.: nerve growth factor, NGF) wurde in den 1950ern von Rita Levi Montalcini und Viktor Hamburger entdeckt und ist einer von vielen neurotrophen Faktoren. NGF gehört zur Gruppe der Neurotrophine. Funktion In der… …
93nerve potential — nerve action potential 1. compound nerve action p. 2. nerve fiber action p …
94nerve centre — nerve .centre BrE nerve center AmE n the place from which a system, activity, organization etc is controlled ▪ the ship s nerve center …
95nerve-wracking or nerve-racking — nerve wrack|ing or nerve rack|ing [ nɜrv,rækıŋ ] adjective making you very nervous or worried …
96nerve-racking — (adj.) also nerveracking, 1812, from NERVE (Cf. nerve) + prp. of verbal sense of RACK (Cf. rack) (n.1) …
97nerve-wracking — (adj.) also nervewracking, 1867, from NERVE (Cf. nerve) + prp. of WRACK (Cf. wrack) (v.) …
98nerve cord — nerve′ cord n. 1) anat. the hollow dorsal tract of nervous tissue that constitutes the central nervous system of all chordates and that developed as the spinal cord and brain of vertebrates 2) anat. zool. ivt a double strand of nerve fibers in… …
99nerve block — n. a method of local anesthesia in which the passage of impulses through a particular nerve is stopped by the injection of an anesthetic into or near the nerve …
100nerve´less|ness — nerve|less «NURV lihs», adjective. 1. without strength or vigor; feeble; weak: »The cup dropped from his nerveless hand. SYNONYM(S): flabby, flaccid. 2. without courage or firmness. 3. without nervousness; controlled; calm …
