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nervous system

n :  the bodily system that in vertebrates is made up of the brain and spinal cord, nerves, ganglia, and parts of the receptor organs and that receives and interprets stimuli and transmits impulses to the effector organs - see CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM  .
 
 

 
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