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2.a nerve that conveys an impulse toward the central nervous system. [1830–40; < Latinafferent-,s. ofafferēns,present participle ofafferreto bring, deliver =af-af- +ferretobear1] af′fer•ent•ly,adv. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. ...
[Latinpȳramis, pȳramid-, from Greekpūramis,of unknown origin.] py·ram′i·dal(pĭ-răm′ĭ-dl),pyr′a·mid′ic(-mĭd′ĭk),pyr′a·mid′i·cal(-ĭ-kəl)adj. py·ram′i·dal·lyadv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyrig...
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神经系统的,神经性的the nervous system 害怕的,胆小的fearful; timid 神经紧张的;神经过敏的;精神失常的tense; excited; unstable nervous是什么意思 adj. (形容词) 神经质的,紧张不安的,神经过敏的 神经的,神经系统的 有力的,刚健的 焦虑的,担忧的,惶恐的;易紧张焦虑的 ...
Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French nervus, nervous, borrowed from Latin nervōsus "full of tendons, sinewy, tough, vigorous (of a person or literary style)," from nervus "sinew, muscle, nerve entry 1" + -ōsus -ous First Known Use 14th century, in the ...
Let us now consider one of the most fundamentally important elements in the parasympathetic nervous system, thevagus nerve, which is the most complex of all of our nerves. In Latin,Vagusmeans “wandering”. It is termed so because from its origin in the brain stem it spreads nerve...
Toward the lower end of the spinal cord, there is an enlargement called the lumbosacral segment and this constitutes the cauda equina (Latin for horse’s tail) is that part of the lower spinal cord from the second to fifth lumbar vertebral nerves. The spinal cord terminates as the filum ...
We found an increased risk for brain meningioma amongst Finns (1.15) and former Yugoslavians (1.33), whilst only Norwegians (0.71) and Latin Americans (0.21) had a decreased risk. The risk for spinal ependymoma and astrocytoma was increased in Germans (3.66) and former Yugoslavians (8.89). ...
After much thought, we decided to replace the full Latin terminology, cherished in all previous editions, with English and Anglicized Latin terms. It has been an emotional farewell from beautiful terms such as decussatio hipposideriformis W- nekinkii and pontes grisei caudatolenticulares. Not...