nervus

Thân thiện

A student studies a diagram of a nervus in a biology textbook.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A bundle of nerve fibers: "nervus" refers to any bundle or collection of nerve fibers (axons) that transmits signals to and from various organs and tissues of the body. It is a technical term for a nerve.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The surgeon carefully avoided damaging the major nervus during the procedure.
  • Inflammation can affect the function of a nervus, causing pain or numbness.

Advanced Usage

• Anatomical Context: The term is primarily used in formal medical, anatomical, or biological contexts to describe neural structures.
  • The study focused on the regeneration of the damaged nervus.
• Plural Form: The standard plural is "nervi," following Latin-derived scientific convention.
  • The diagram labeled all the major nervi in the peripheral system.

Variants and Related Words

• Nerve (n): The common, non-technical English equivalent for "nervus."
  • He damaged a nerve in his wrist.
• Nervous (adj): Pertaining to or affecting the nerves; easily agitated or anxious.
  • She has a nervous condition.
• Neural (adj): Relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
  • Neural pathways are complex.

Synonyms

• Nerve trunk: A main bundle of nerve fibers.
• Nerve bundle: A group of nerve fibers.

Related Phrases

• Nervus terminalis: The terminal nerve, a cranial nerve.
  • The nervus terminalis is often considered cranial nerve zero.
• Nervus vagus: The vagus nerve, a major cranial nerve.
  • Stimulating the nervus vagus can affect heart rate.

Học thuật

Noun

1. any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body

Từ đồng nghĩa

• nerve