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nervous system

[nur-vuhs sis-tuhm] / ˈnɜr vəs ˌsɪs təm /


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Choline is already known to be important for the brain and nervous system, and many people in the United States do not get the recommended daily amount.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

Music has a direct impact on the nervous system.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Following the rise of commercial web browsers in the 1990s, the internet erased the constraints of geography and became the central nervous system of the global economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

After an explanation of the nervous system, consent and the pelvic floor, her sessions begin with McDaniel burning sage or mugwort while the client is on the table.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Stretchers and wheelchairs were beached here and there against the hissing, knocking pipes that ran and branched in an intricate nervous system along the glittering walls.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath



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