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nerve center

Pronunciation:  nurv 'sentur

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 Definition: [n]  a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere"
 
 Synonyms: center, centre, nerve centre
 
 See Also: auditory center, Broca's area, Broca's center, Broca's convolution, Broca's gyrus, convolution of Broca, neural structure, olfactory brain, respiratory center, rhinencephalon, Wernicke's area, Wernicke's center

 

 

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 Related Terms: bosom, breast, center of activity, center of life, esoteric reality, focal point, focus, ganglion, heart, heart of hearts, hub, inmost heart, inmost soul, inner man, inner nature, inside, polestar, quick, seat, secret heart, soul, spirit, true being, true inwardness, vital center, vital principle, vitals
 

 

 

 

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