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One of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers, with the accompanying tissues, which transmit nervous impulses between nerve centers and various parts of the animal body.
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A sinew or a tendon.
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One of the principal fibrovascular bundles or ribs of a leaf, especially when these extend straight from the base or the midrib of the leaf.
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one or more bundles of signal-carrying fibers that connect the brain and the spinal cord with other parts of the body.
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One of the nervures, or veins, in the wings of insects.
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the most prominent vein of a leaf
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the usually conspicuous nerves of a leaf.
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A longitudinal vein of a leaf, lemma or other organ, often raised above the surface.
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Physical force or steadiness; muscular power and control; constitutional vigor.
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Steadiness and firmness of mind; self-command in personal danger, or under suffering; unshaken courage and endurance; coolness; pluck; resolution.
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To give strength or vigor to; to supply with force; as, fear nerved his arm.
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the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"
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a specialized cell that communicates from one area of the metacellular to another
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a specialized cell type that converts the action of messenger chemicals into electrical activity and re-converts it in chemicals at the synapses
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a cell which carries information to and from the central nervous system.
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n. A specialized cell able to transmit information in the form of electrical signals and found only in animals.
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Nerve is an American online magazine dedicated to sex, relationships and culture. Founded by Rufus Griscom and Genevieve Field, it publishes articles, fiction and photography devoted to sex and relationships, and interviews and criticism regarding film, music, books and television. It also hosts blogs, forums, and a section for personal advertisements.
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Nerve is a free magazine published by Catalyst Media (formerly Catalyst Creative Media) in Liverpool, North West England. Combining features on social issues with artist profiles, it runs to 32 pages and is published about three times a year. The magazine has a broadly anti-capitalist stance, and this has led to on-going criticism of both Liverpool's European Capital of Culture status and advance planning for the 2008 event.
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"Nerve" is the nineteenth episode of the television program Farscape from the first season, written by Richard Manning and directed by Rowan Woods.
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